Journals–A publication, issued on a predictable schedule, that contains scholarly articles written by researchers and for researchers in a subject area.
Peer-reviewed journals (also called refereed journals)– Scholarly journals that only publish articles which have been reviewed by scholars in the field of interest.
Magazines–A publication, issued on a predictable schedule, that is intended for the general public.
Newspapers
Step 2: Create a search strategy
Select keywords–Select terms that describe the main concepts of your topic. Include synonyms.
Use Boolean operators–combine your keywords using AND and OR
AND narrows your search by looking for articles with all of the words
OR broadens your search by looking for articles with any of the words
Use quotation marks to search for phrases
Use parentheses to indicate search order--Search statements within parentheses are performed first.
Example: For search topic-- What is the effect of dark chocolate on health? Use Search strategy: "dark chocolate" and (health or wellness)
Step 3: Search a database
The following multidisciplinary databases are good starting places:
, found in most of our databases to see if full-text is available.
