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Literature Review and Quality

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What are the criteria for evaluating information?

Criteria	Questions to Consider
Author	Is the author an expert on the subject?
Audience	Is the information from a popular or scholarly source?
Relevance	Does the content of the book/article discuss your research question?
Bias	Does the author present information based on facts or opinion?
Date	How recently was the book/article published? and what is/are the significance of the finding(s)

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Scholarly Articles: Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
When searching for scholarly articles, usually the best result a database can give the researcher is content in a scholarly journal or peer-reviewed journal.
How to Read an Academic Journal Article
Nearly all primary source journal articles (reporting the results of authors' own research) in the sciences, and most in the social sciences, follow the standard format

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Think. Check. Submit. is an organization that helps researchers identify trusted journals for their research.

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Phony vs Legit Publishing

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