Ulrichsweb: Identify Peer Reviewed Journals
Already found an article in a journal and wondering if the journal is peer reviewed/refereed?
Search for the title or ISSN in Ulrichsweb, a database that identifies which journals are peer reviewed/refereed.
The title will have this icon, 
,that looks like a referee's jersey next to it if the journal is peer reviewed/refereed.
Serials Directory
Serials Directory is another way to see if a journal is peer reviewed. Search by journal title or ISSN.
If a journal is peer reviewed, you'll see in the journal record Peer Reviewed: Yes.
If the journal is not peer reviewed, you will not see in the journal record Peer Reviewed: Yes. It will be missing from the record.
Suggested PT Databases
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new windowNursing, health administration, health information management, long term care, health services physical therapy, respiratory care, radiation therapy, communication disorders, clinical laboratory science & other allied health disciplines. 1937-present.
- MEDLINE Complete This link opens in a new windowBiomedicine, Behavioral Sciences, Bioengineering, Pre-clinical Science, Health Policy Development and Life Sciences. With approximately 5,400 current medical journals from around the world, this is the largest companion to the MEDLINE index. Full text is available for approximately one half of the journals. 1865-present.
- PEDro This link opens in a new windowEvidence-based, global, clinical practice guidelines, randomised trials, and systematic reviews in physiotherapy.1929 to present.
- DiTA (Diagnostic Test Accuracy Database) This link opens in a new windowA free database that indexes primary studies of diagnostic test accuracy and systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies related to physiotherapy practice. Designed to enable clinicians, researchers and patients to easily access information on the accuracy of diagnostic tests used by physiotherapists. Provides citation details, abstracts and links to full-text for each indexed study or review. Produced by the PEDro Partnership (Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health at The University of Sydney) and hosted by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). 1969 to present.
More PT Databases
- ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Premium This link opens in a new windowNursing, allied health, physical therapy, radiography, dietetics, dental hygiene, clinical laboratory sciences, and evidence based resources.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowCitations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, additional life science journals, and online books. 1949-present
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSport, fitness & related disciplines. International in scope.
See a complete list of Physical Therapy databases.
More Databases: Citation Analysis and Dissertations & Theses
If you have found a relevant article, see which articles have cited it by searching in Web of Science. This is one way to find more relevant articles.
See more Citation Analysis databases. They cover different disciplines.
Looking for another way to find relevant articles? Search dissertations and theses on your topic to see which references they used.