Finding & Citing Peer Reviewed Emergency Management Articles Diane Spinato UNH Senior Information Literacy Librarian

This Presentation will: Explain some attributes of peer-reviewed journal articles Demonstrate how to find a peer-reviewed article using these databases: Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full text ABI/Inform Academic Search Premier Show how to use the citation tool in the database to retrieve an article citation in APA citation format

This Presentation will: Explain some attributes of peer-reviewed journal articles Demonstrate how to find a peer-reviewed article using the ProQuest Criminal Justice database Show how to use the citation tool in the database to retrieve an article citation in APA citation format

How to identify a peer reviewed article It will be published in a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal (many databases have a box to be checked) It will have attributes such as authors’ credentials, abstract

How to identify a peer reviewed research article Charts and data There are sections that discuss the research. Look for headings such as Method (or Methodology) , Procedure, Results, Discussion, Conclusion

How to identify a peer reviewed article There are references at the end

This Presentation will: Explain some attributes of peer-reviewed journal articles Demonstrate how to find a peer-reviewed article using these databases: Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full text ABI/Inform Academic Search Premier Show how to use the citation tool in the database to retrieve an article citation in APA citation format

From the library homepage Select Databases How to find a peer-reviewed article using these databases: ABI/Inform Academic Search Premier Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full text From the library homepage Select Databases

How to find a peer-reviewed article using these databases: ABI/Inform Academic Search Premier Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full text 1. Select the Subject Listing of Databases 2. Select the link for the database ABI/Inform or Academic Search Premier from the Category BUSINESS / ECONOMICS / FINANCE Select the link for the database Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text from the category CRIMINAL JUSTICE / FORENSIC SCIENCE/ NATIONAL SECURITY

How to find a peer-reviewed article using the ABI/INFORM database Type your keywords or phrases in the search box. Use “quotation marks” around phrases such as “first responder” Check the box that says peer review Search by clicking on the search icon

How to find a peer-reviewed article using the ABI/INFORM database Select the pdf icon to open any article that you want to read Look at it carefully to make sure it has the attributes of a peer reviewed research article

How to find a peer-reviewed article using these databases: Academic Search Premier OR Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full text The interfaces are very similar so the procedure will be the same Go to advanced search Check the box Limit to Peer Reviewed (in Academic Search Premier) or Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals (in Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text) Type in your search words and phrases (in quotes” Search by hitting the green search button

Select the pdf icon to open an article How to find a peer-reviewed article using these databases: Academic Search Premier OR Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full text Select the pdf icon to open an article Look at it carefully to make sure it has the attributes of a peer reviewed research article

This Presentation will: Explain some attributes of peer-reviewed journal articles Demonstrate how to find a peer-reviewed article using the ProQuest Criminal Justice database Show how to use the citation tool in a database to retrieve an article citation in APA citation format

Use the citation tool in the database to retrieve an article citation in APA citation format Click on the link to the article title in the list of results 2. On the page that then opens, Click Cite. The Cite link will be on the right hand side for the Academic Search Premier and Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full text databases

Use the citation tool in the database to retrieve an article citation in APA citation format 1. Click on the link to the article title in the list of results 2. On the page that then opens, Click Cite. The Cite link will at the top of the page in the ABI/Inform database

Use the citation tool in the database to retrieve an article citation in APA citation format Some things to keep in mind when copying and pasting from a citation tool in a database into a research paper: Check the spacing. If double spacing is required, the spacing will need to be adjusted. Indent any lines after the first line Check the font to be sure it is 12 pt. Times New Roman

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