Evaluating information: Journals and journal articles

Contents

1. Evaluating information: Journals and journal articles
2. What are journals?
3. Why should you read journals?
4. Accessing journals in the Library
5. Types of journal
6. Academic journals, also known as peer-reviewed or refereed journals
   1. Activity 1: Academic journals
   2. Activity 2: Peer-reviewed journals
7. Finding and accessing peer-reviewed journal articles
8. Trade publications (Trade press)
9. Professional journals
10. Popular magazines
11. Evaluating journal articles
    1. Purpose and content
    2. Authority
    3. Currency
    4. Objectivity/Bias
12. Summary

Summary

You have now completed this tutorial and should now understand how to evaluate journal titles and journal articles using such criteria as purpose and content, authority in addition to considering their currency and objectivity (bias).

For more see the section Evaluating information on Skills Plus: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/skillsplus