The purpose of scholarly articles is to inform and report on original research or experimentation to the scholarly community. Scholarly articles are one type of information source that can be helpful to use as evidence in academic papers, but keep in mind that other resources, including popular articles, may also be helpful to you, too.
In Academic Search Complete & Other EBSCOhost Databases
Check the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals limiter to narrow results to peer-reviewed articles.
In PsycINFO & Other ProQuest Databases
Check the Peer reviewed limiter under the search box to narrow results to peer-reviewed articles. You can also combine this limiter with methodology limiters, such as those for original/empirical articles or review articles.
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