FCS 5310: Research Methods in Nutrition and Family & Child Development: Scholarly or Not?

What's a periodical?

A periodical is a magazine, journal, newspaper, or similar item that comes out periodically, i.e. once a week, month, etc.

It's good to be able to distinguish between scholarly and non-scholarly periodicals, especially for more advanced research. See the Scholarly Journals guide for more info.

Magazines Intended for mass market and general public Includes Magazines, trade journals, newspapers and other non-scholarly sources No "Peer Review" process required for publication Often presents general information	Scholarly Journals Scholarly journals are also referred to as "Peer Reviewed" or "Refereed." These are mostly journals (but can be in other formats) Are intended for scholars in their intended fields. Articles must be reviewed by panel of experts before publishing (aka "Peer Review") Often present original research

To find out if a journal is considered scholarly, check the Ulrich's database by doing a search for the title of the journal.

If you see a little referee shirt icon then the journal title is considered peer reviewed "aka" scholarly.