Research Guides: EAPP 0900: Articles

Popular versus Peer Reviewed (Scholarly) Articles

Popular Articles	Peer Reviewed Articles
Authors: Mostly journalists, many with specialized reporting areas Article Length: Usually 2-3 pages Citations/ References: Refer to sources in the sentences only without giving formatted citations. Audience: General audience	Authors: Academics and researchers (professors and scientists) Article Length: Usually 10 – 20 pages Citations/References: Refer to sources with in-text citations and bibliographies. Tend to have long bibliographies. Audience: researchers and students in the academic area

Analyzing Scholarly, Trade, and Popular Sources
This video describes the differences among trade journals, magazines, and scholarly journals.

EAPP 0900 Articles Guide
This handout includes information on peer-review and popular resources, keyword development, and a glossary of research terms.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Excellent source for topic overviews of social issues, technology, and education.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints has reference, news, and peer-reviewed articles on a wide range of current events and social issues. The browsing feature makes this an excellent source to find a topic.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
The database covers over 400 common research topics.
Student Resources in Context This link opens in a new window
Find articles and reference materials for history, literature, science, social studies, and current events.
Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window
Global Issues in Context focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific events and topics in the news that are related to these broader issues. It also includes detailed information on nations to provide a foundation for cross-cultural studies and, International periodicals and news sources that bring additional insight and currency.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is an online library of journals, academic ebooks, and primary sources.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
All purpose database covering most academic topics. Includes peer-reviewed and news articles.
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
All-purpose database of peer-reviewed and news articles on topics in STEM and the Humanities.
General OneFile This link opens in a new window
Find general reference, business, and current event research.
MegaFile This link opens in a new window
EBSCO MegaFILE is a multi-disciplinary database providing full text for nearly 12,000 total publications. MegaFILE is comprised of EBSCO’s Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier and Regional Business News databases.

The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
This new edition offers newly updated terms, and provides the latest research on word origins and meanings, with guidelines on accurate usage.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus provides a wide range of synonyms organized in alphabetical order. Clear definitions that orient the user to the relevant meaning of related words set this thesaurus apart from the competition.