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Database Searching: Magazines vs. Scholarly Journals

An introduction to basic and advanced database searches

The Differences Between Magazines and Scholarly Journals (1:50)

Watch this video to learn the difference between magazines, trade publications/journals, and scholarly journals.

Magazines and Scholarly Journals. By University of Arkansas Libraries. YouTube. YouTube, 26 Sept. 2008. Web. 13 Apr. 2016.

Finding Scholarly Journals in the Kirtland Databases

Find Scholarly Journals in the databases by,

  • checking the Peer Reviewed Journals box after selecting Academic Journals in the Gale databases.
  • checking the Peer Reviewed box below the Basic or Advanced Search boxes in the ProQuest databases.