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Primary Research vs. Review Articles
It's often difficult to tell the difference between original research articles and review articles. Here are some explanations and tips that may help:
Primary research articles are written accounts of research conducted by the authors. The articles can be identified by a commonly used format. Primary research articles contain:
Review articles summarize, analyze, and evaluate current research related to a specific topic, field, or problem. They are often lengthy with a large number of citations. Since they review previously published material, review article are considered secondary sources. They can be of great value for identifying potentially good primary sources, but they aren't primary themselves.
Peer Reviewed / Scholarly
Peer Review is the process by which scholars critically appraise each other's work to ensure a high level of scholarship in a journal and to improve the quality and readability of a manuscript. Not all scholarly articles are peer reviewed, although often these terms are used interchangeably.
How can I tell if a journal is peer reviewed?