Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Helping Students Determine if a Journal is Scholarly

Ulrichsweb is an authoritative guide to periodicals published throughout the world.  Among the data provided for each title is a characterization of the type of journal and if the journal is peer reviewed.  We have integrated into our “Find Journals” tool.


  •      From the sidebar on every page of the library website the “Find journals” search box is available.

  • Type in a title name or fragment and click on “Search”
  • The results display for each title will provide date range information and direct links to our holdings.  Right after the title there is a link for “Title details from ulrichsweb.com”.   Click on that link.

  • A tabbed record will provide details about the journal.  On the first tab, “Basic Details” there are lines that indicate when a journal is scholarly and if it is peer reviewed.

  • For journals of academic significance there often times is a review that will discuss reputation and significant features.