Peer-Reviewed Health / Medical Articles

by Marcia Francis, M.A., M.Ed., AHIP

 

  How do I find peer-reviewed articles?

Some databases allow you to search for only peer-reviewed articles, while others do not. Here are tips for searching for health/medical peer-reviewed articles:

 

Database Name:  A  |  B  |  C  |  E  |  G  |  H  |  I  |  M  |  N  |  P  |  S  |  T

Database	Health / Medical Topics Covered	Searching for Peer-Reviewed Articles
Academic Search Premier	Various	Check box for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals"
AGRICOLA (EBSOhost)	Food, Nutrition, Animal Welfare	NOT AVAILABLE
AGRICOLA (National Agricultural Library)	Food, Nutrition, Animal Welfare	NOT AVAILABLE
Alt HealthWatch	Alternative/Complimentary Medicine, Herbal Medicine	Check box for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals"
Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic	Various	Check box for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals"
CINAHL with Full Text	Nursing and Allied Health	Check box for "Peer Reviewed"
Cochrane Library	Evidence-Based Medicine, Various	CHECK WITH PROFESSOR! Citations listed are probably peer-reviewed citations. Online evidence-based reviews are considered peer-reviewed.
Communication & Mass Media Complete	Communication Disorders	Check box for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals"
Education Full-Text	Health Education; Children	Check "Limit to: Peer Reviewed" box
ERIC	Health Education; Children	NOT AVAILABLE
Gateway (National Library of Medicine)	Various	NOT AVAILABLE
Health Source: Consumer Edition	Consumer Health / Personal Health / Patient Information	Check box for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals"
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition	Nursing and Allied Health	Check box for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals"
IPA (International Pharmaceutical Abstracts)	Pharmacology	NOT AVAILABLE
MICROMEDEX	Pharmacology, Toxicology	CHECK WITH PROFESSOR! Articles and evidence-based reviews are considered by most to be peer-reviewed.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Basic	Nursing and Allied Health	Check box for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals"
PsycARTICLES	Psychology, Counseling	Most articles are peer-reviewed but NOT ALL!
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection	Psychology, Counseling	Check box for "Peer Reviewed"
PsycINFO	Psychology, Counseling	Check box for "Peer Reviewed"
PubMed	Various	NOT AVAILABLE
SPORTDiscus	Sports Medicine, Physical Education	NOT AVAILABLE
TOXLINE	Toxicology	NOT AVAILABLE

 

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http://www.isu.edu/~franmarc/peer/find.htm
© Marcia Francis
Idaho Health Sciences Library
Last Updated: January 9, 2006