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BIO 130: Microbiology

Reference guide for finding scientific articles and citing them in APA style

What is a Scholarly or Academic Source?

What is Peer Review?

A peer-reviewed article is:

  • A scholarly article written by experts in a particular field of study  
  • Read and critiqued by other experts before publication
  • Containing research checked for accuracy and validity before publication  
  • Not published if the peer-reviewers do not accept the research methodology or the findings

Using peer-reviewed research is essential to understanding the most valid research in a field of study.  

Example of Peer-Reviewed Article