A peer-reviewed journal is a respected publication. Before articles are published within these types of journals, they are sent by the editors of the journal to other scholars in the field ("peers"), often anonymously, to get feedback on the quality of the scholarship, review research methods, as well as relevance or importance to the field. The article may be accepted, often with revisions suggested, or rejected for publication. Many peer-reviewed journals have low acceptance rates.
Peer-reviewed articles are typically substantial in length (often 10 pages or more) and typically have many citations.
To find peer reviewed articles in WPI Library Search, enter your keywords and then choose the Peer-Reviewed Journals filter on the left.
In addition to WPI Library Search, you can find peer-reviewed articles in our discipline-specific databases. Here are some recommended databases for history research:
Online archive of eBooks and complete backruns of scholarly journals in a variety of academic fields.
Historical abstracts of North American and global history research journals, covering 1450 to the present.
Indexing and full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world on various humanities topics.
Full text access to scholarly humanities, social sciences, and mathematics journals.
Use BrowZine to find journals available at WPI. Search by journal title or browse by subject to find relevant journals.
