Why peer review articles? How to find peer review materials? a quick guide from SFU LIBRARY Pol 150: science, policy & innovation Minglu Wang Research Commons Librarian/Reference Librarian Minglu_wang@sfu.ca

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Scholarly vs popular Popular: Audience: general public Colourful graphics & advertisements Plain language No abstracts or citations

Scholarly vs popular Scholarly: Audience: academics Mostly text, with some tables & charts Subject-specific language Includes abstracts & citations Key criterion: peer-reviewed

The Peer review (or referee) process Goldman, C. (2018, April 24). LibGuides: Peer Review Process. Retrieved May 1, 2018, from https://ucsd.libguides.com/CAT3

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