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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Peer-Reviewed Article?

That's a great question! Peer reviewed articles, sometimes called Scholarly articles, are different from Popular articles. The criteria is below or you can watch this YouTube we made about it:

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

• Author is an expert in the field. Either they've been in the business field for a long time or they've studied the subject and earned a PhD.

• The author submits their paper to a group of experts to have the facts checked. They make sure the paper is not unfairly biased and is full of good research.

• The paper is intended for students or professionals.

Non-Peer-Reviewed Articles:

• Popular articles written by anyone

• Intended to entertain (like gossip magazines; for example, Star, People)

• Not reviewed by a group of experts