Use OneSearch to find sources available through the GCC Library. Perform a keyword search and then use the limiters on the left-hand side to limit to peer-reviewed articles only.
Scholarly journals are published by scholars -- people who have the highest college degree in their field -- or other scholars to read. Before the article is published, it undergoes a process of peer review, during which *other* scholar specialists (the author's peers) review the article and make suggestions for improvement. It's a strenuous process, so when something is published in a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, it is considered by college professors to be extremely reliable. Watch the video below on Understanding Peer Review.
Here are some clues/characteristics of peer-reviewed articles (but not all!)...
There are different types of peer-reviewed (aka "refereed") articles: review articles and research articles.
Review articles summarize the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline. Review articles include meta-analyses and systematic reviews.
Research articles are reports of research based on observation or experience conducted by the expert, student, professor, or researcher. Research articles may include lab experiments, interviews, or surveys. They usually have these sections: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References.
Peer-reviewed journals also contain content that is not peer-reviewed. If your instructor requires you to use peer-reviewed articles, do not use these. Examples include: editorials, letters to the editor, and book reviews.
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