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PSY 700 Research Methods (Graham): Identifying a peer-reviewed journal

Knowing Your Publication Types

   

            Scholarly | Popular | Trade Publications

                     

Check out this guide to publication types from NC State University Libraries  or this tutorial on publication types from Northeastern University Libraries.

Tracking Down Psychology Research in the News

Often times scholarly research in psychology is mentioned in popular publications meant for the general public to read (for example in newspapers, magazines, and online.)

Here are some examples of original peer-reviewed articles and how they were reported on in popular publications:

           

See the "Searching for peer-reviewed articles" page of this LibGuide to find out how to search for a specific journal for a scholarly article you are searching for that was featured in mainstream media.