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Peer reviewed journal articles

Learn what peer review is, how to check if an article is peer reviewed, and how to find peer reviewed journal articles for your assignments.

Is a journal peer reviewed?

Check UlrichswebImage shows Australian economic papers, The Australian economic review, and Economic Society of Australia - Economic papers are listed as peer reviewed in Ulrichsweb.

  1. Enter the journal title in the search box.
  2. A refereed icon appears next to the journal title if it is peer reviewed.
  3. If there are no results, do a search in Ulrichsweb to find journals in your field that ARE peer reviewed

Be aware that not all articles in peer reviewed journals are refereed or peer reviewed, for example, editorials and book reviews.

If the journal is not listed in Ulrichsweb:

  1. Go to the journal's website
  2. Check for information on a peer review process for the journal. Try the Author guidelines, Instructions for authors or About this journal sections.

If you can find no evidence that a journal is peer reviewed, but you are required to have a refereed article, you may need to choose a different article.