Scholarly Publications Checklist
| Feature |
Characteristic |
Actions |
| Author |
- signed articles
- author is an authority on the subject
- author may be affiliated with an institution or organization
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- find biographical information in article or issue of journal
- search other sources
- find info about organization's goals or values
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| Publisher |
- journal is peer reviewed
- university press, professional organization, or prestigious commercial publisher
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- check instructions for authors in journal or on publisher's web page
- Search the Serials Directory
- check Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Case Ref Z6941 .U5
- Did the databse have a option to check for scholarly/peer reviewed articles, and did you use it?
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| References |
- extensive
- cites primary sources
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- read
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Content
Audience |
- reports research results
- informs other scholars
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- read
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| Language |
- objective
- reader may need some background in the subject area
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- read
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| Appearance |
- graphics support the research
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- read
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Evaluated
Reviewed? |
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- find periodical evaluations:
Magazines for Libraries Case Ref PN4832 .M34
- search for letters/comments on the specific article
- find book reviews
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Author
Cited? |
- Have other authors cited the book or article you have in hand (i.e. does your piece show up in other authors' footnotes or bibliographies)?
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- Search citation indexes:
Social Sciences
Arts & Humanities
Science
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