Human Development 353: Family Development   Tags: family development, human development  

Characteristics of peer-reviewed articles:

- Based on original research.

- Written by an expert: professor, researcher, scholar, scientist.

- Length: usually at least 5 pages. Sometimes upwards of 20 pages.

- Always cites sources. Look for a list of sources at the end of the article, or footnotes at the bottom of each page.

- Scholarly journal articles are often called: peer-reviewed, academic, refereed.

- NOT a magazine article or newspaper article.

Library Tip: When searching in a database, if you do not see a link to the copy of an article, click on the Find-It button. This will search our resources to locate an online copy.

If no online copy is available, you will be directed to our interlibrary loan page where you can place a request for the article.

A list of Cofrin Library databases that you can use to search for articles. For more, check out our list of library databases in the following subject areas: General Articles, Psychology, Anthropology, and Sociology.

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Type in your keywords and select a subject area.

Google Scholar is a subset of Google that contains citations to articles, books, and other academic sources. Many of citations will have a Find-It @ UW-Green Bay link that will direct you to Cofrin Library online content. If you have questions about accessing materials through Google Scholar, let us know.