S3P Summer 2020 Chemistry

Three categories of information resources:

• Newspapers and magazines containing news - Articles are written by reporters who may or may not be experts in the field of the article. Consequently, articles may contain incorrect information.
• Journals/Magazine containing articles written by academics and/or professionals — Although the articles are written by “experts,” they have not been vetted or reviewed by other experts in the field. Instead they go through editorial review. 
• Peer-reviewed (refereed or scholarly) journals - Articles are written by experts and are reviewed by several other experts in the field before the article is published in the journal in order to insure the article’s quality. In most cases the reviewers do not know who the author of the article is, so that the article succeeds or fails on its own merit, not the reputation of the expert.
  • Not all information in a peer-reviewed journal is actually refereed, or reviewed. For example, editorials, letters to the editor, book reviews, and some other types of information are not reviewed.

If you are unsure if an article has been peer reviewed you can try the following things:

• Find the journal’s website.  Look on the website for information about the editorial policy, submission process or requirements for author’s submission.  This section of the website will often give insight into whether or not the journal has a peer review process.
• Contact me (abaruzz1) or your professor.