How Do I Identify Scholarly Journals and Popular
Periodicals?What is a Scholarly Journal? - Scholarly journals
are often referred to as peer-reviewed, juried, or refereed
sources - Consult Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory(Ref Z 6941 .U5
2002 v.5), located in the library’s Ready Reference section, to
determine if a journal is considered scholarly - .Some databases
allow you to limit searches to scholarly journals. What is a
Periodical? - Periodicals are any publications that are issued
at regular intervals (usually more than once a year), such as
journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. For additional
information on this topic, consult the extended research guide.