Environmental Studies/Science

Scholarly journals are journals that publish peer reviewed articles. A peer reviewed article is one that has been scrutinized by other scholars or experts (peer reviewers) in a field prior to publication. Peer reviewers look to see that an article

• conforms to accepted standards of a profession
• makes no unwarranted or irrelevant claims based on the evidence
• is free from unacceptable interpretations and personal views

View this short video from NCSU libraries that explains the peer review process.