Research Guides: TESL270 Second Language Acquisition: Locating peer-reviewed articles

Locating peer-reviewed articles

Library databases make it clear which articles are peer-reviewed, which is an advantage to searching for articles in Google.

In the ERIC database, searchers can limit their search results to articles from peer-reviewed journals by using the check-box presented in the left column.

Use these BVU Library databases to find peer-reviewed articles for this class

ERIC This link opens in a new window
ERIC is an authoritative database of education literature and resources. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, it is an essential tool for all education researchers.
Education (Sage) This link opens in a new window
Provides the complete full-text of about three dozen education journals. All aspects of education are included and all articles are available with full-text.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is an enormous collection of the most valuable peer-reviewed full text journals with a multidisciplinary focus. Over 3,000 journals are available with full-text. Abstracts without full-text are offered for articles published in over 8,000 journals.
JSTOR Essential Collection This link opens in a new window
Full text online backfiles of core scholarly journals on many subjects. JSTOR's full-text coverage begins at the first issue of each journal and usually ends within five years of the present.