Find Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Peer Review is part of the process an article must pass to be published in a quality scholarly journal. After an editor has pre-screened a submitted paper, it is provided to two or three experts in the field(s) pertinent to the article. Double Blind Peer Review is where the identities and affiliations of the authors are withheld from the reviewers and the identities of the reviewers are withheld from the authors. Another name for "peer reviewed" is "refereed."
Peer reviewers are tasked with critically evaluating the paper, from its research question, design, and method to its interpretation and synthesis of results and information. The writing style and quality may also be addressed. As a result of peer review, an article may be accepted, rejected, or returned to the authors with suggestions and guidance on how it, or the underlying research, can be improved to make it suitable for publication.
Peer review is designed to ensure that only quality research is published by a journal and that the journal's reputation is maintained.
All journals covered in Web of Science database are peer-reviewed. Web of Science has strict quality criteria for inclusion in the database.
Nearly all other databases include content from sources that may or may not include a peer review process. Many databases allow you to limit your search to peer reviewed material with a check box on either the search interface or the results list.
If in doubt about the peer review status of a particular journal, visit the journal website and look for information about peer review. This may be found within the description of submission/acceptance criteria for authors (e.g. Guidelines for authors, Publish in this journal, Submit an article) or the general information about the journal (e.g. About, Journal overview, General information).
An abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, covering over 23,000 journals as well as book series and conference proceedings, dating back to 1970. This citation-only index provides links to full text via other CofC resources when available.
You can also browse or search within individual journals.
Journals devoted to Phycology:
Journals in which Phycology articles are frequently published:
Older editions of some of these titles, and others, may be found in print in the Marine Resources Library or Addlestone Library. Search the catalog by Journal Title to see holdings and locations.
Algaebase is a database of information about algae of the world. Entries include taxonomic hierarchy and some have pictures, original publication details (e.g. Linnaeus), common/colloquial names, distribution, and references.
