Navigating and Using the Library's Database Collection
- Go to the library's website
- Click
; use your Concordia Connect login to access - Select your databases, depending on your topic
- Scroll down and click on the Peer Reviewed box:
- Put in your key terms and click on the blue button that says:
- If you are only looking for peer-reviewed journals or articles, select the "Academic Journals" under "source type"
Tip: Experiment with your keywords and don't type out a sentence (it's not Google)
Remember: You can always request resources that are not full text!
Please utilize the resources as much as you want and reach out to the library team for your research needs! We are here for you!
708-209-3050
Need more library help locating materials? Make an appointment!
What is peer-review?
The peer-review process subjects an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field (peers) and is considered necessary to ensure academic scientific quality. Articles, journals, reports, books, and other content can be considered peer review. Prior to publication, a material is submitted and must be reviewed by at least one expert in the field. The reviewer evaluates the research presented in the material. The scholarly work that passes the peer-review process is then published; the scholarly work that does not pass the peer review process will not be published as peer-reviewed.
How do you I know if a journal is peer-reviewed ?
1. If you have a paper version of the journal you can look on the inside front cover to see if there is information regarding peer-review.
2. Many times an editorial board will be listed on the inside front cover
3. If you are using a database and only have an electronic version of an article-you can still verify if the journal is peer-reviewed.
- Do a search for the journal and go to the homepage. Go to the about us section (or something similar) and you should find information about whether or not the journal is peer-reviewed.
- You can also view this tutorial where a Concordia librarian shows you how to narrow down your database search for only peer-reviewed content.
4. Many of the CUC resources held in EBSCO are peer-reviewed and accessible to all CUC members.
Requesting articles from the library is free!
Navigate CUC databases at anytime! If there are articles you would like but are not available in EBSCO, click on "Request this Item". Fill out the form and the library team will send the request to you via email as soon as possible. Please allow 4 days of processing time.
If you cannot locate the article record in EBSCO and still want to request the article, fill out the Interlibrary Loan Request form. The video on how to use this form is located below.