What's the difference between Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, & Reputable Sources?
Answer
Scholarly means written by experts for experts and is informational (not persuasive).
- Ex:
- Academic journals
- Academic non-fiction books
- Video lectures
Peer-reviewed means a group of experts in that field evaluated the article to make sure the research is of quality.
- Not all scholarly sources are necessarily peer-reviewed.
- Most databases have a limiter box to show only peer-reviewed results.
Reputable sources rely on the reputation of their publication (ex: newspaper or journal) for having high standards of fact-checking and ethical reporting.
- Reputable sources are not necessarily scholarly or peer-reviewed.
- Ex:
- Wall Street Journal
- New York Times
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