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What is a peer reviewed journal?

A peer reviewed journal (also known as refereed) publishes articles that have been critically assessed by other scholars in the author's field.

Peer review is the accepted method for ensuring that information is of the highest quality.

A peer reviewed journal will have:

  • a copy of a reviewer’s assessment relating to the article;
  • a statement in the journal certifying that contributions are peer reviewed; or
  • a statement by the journal editor certifying that contributions are peer reviewed.

 

If you don't have access to a copy of a journal and it is not listed in one of the indexes below visit the journal homepage to access the submission guidelines and other indications of status.

Your Liaison Librarian can also help you find quality resources in your discipline.

 

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Online indexes of peer reviewed sources


Multi-discipline:

DEST Register of Refereed Journals*

This list contains the names of journals that have been assessed by the Department of Education, Science and Training as satisfying the refereeing requirements for the Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC).

http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/publications_resources /profiles/register_refereed_journals.htm

 
DEST Register of Commercial Publishers*

This register contains the names of organisations that have been approved by DEST as fitting the definition of a "commercial publisher" for the purposes of Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC).

http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/4E2ADB51-4F0C-4FC0-A6C3-6AC0D 2295068 /1005 7/RegisterofAcceptableCommercialPublishers31Dec05.pdf
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory 

Browse the Ulrich's Directory to check which journals are classified as “refereed”, or search for information about a specific publication.

Ulrich’s can also reveal indexing and abstracting services available for individual titles.

www.ulrichsweb.com

              * Please note: DEST no longer updates these registers

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Subject specific:

Discipline List
Architecture and related fields

ARCLIB - Refereed Journals

ARCLIB is an Architecture Librarians Group based in the UK.   This group has compiled lists of international refereed journals for Architecture, interior design, building and construction, civil engineering, housing and urban planning, building plumbing and refrigeration.
 
http://www.staff.ljmu.ac.uk/leajshaw/ARCref.htm
 

 

Do you know of any other subject-specific lists?   Please let us know.

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