Scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles can be identified by the following characteristics:

• Author(s): They are typically written by professors, researchers, or other scholars who specialize in the field and are often identified by the academic institution at which they work.
• Purpose: They are published by professional associations, university publishers or other academic publishers to report research results or discuss ongoing research in detail.
• Language: They are highly specialized and may use technical language.
• Layout: They will cite their sources and include footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical citations and/or a list of bibliographic references.
• Content: They may include graphs and tables and they undergo a peer review process before publication.

Use the CRAAP Test.

 This method provides you with a set of criteria that make a source more or less credible. The criteria are:

• Currency: Timeliness of the information
• Relevance: Importance of the information for your needs
• Authority: Source of the information
• Accuracy: Truthfulness and correctness of the information
• Purpose: Reason the information exists

APA 7th edition is a writing and citation style created by the American Psychological Association. It is commonly used in the social sciences, education, business, and health fields.

APA style provides guidelines for formatting papers, citing sources, and organizing references to ensure clarity and academic integrity.

Please see APA’s Academic Writing Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style for an introduction on grammar, paper organization, APA Style rules, and reference/citation information.

This is a click-through tutorial that you may complete at your own pace and return to at any time.

APA 7th edition requires double spacing throughout the paper and 1-inch margins on all sides. Acceptable fonts include 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode. Page numbers should appear in the top right corner of each page.

The library provides a citation guide for APA. This guide includes examples for books, journal articles, websites, and more. Students can also use citation management tools for help with formatting and avoiding plagiarism.

Check out the APA style guide here

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of webpage. Website Name. URL

• No author → use the title in place of the author
• No date → use (n.d.)