Choosing & Identifying the Best Source Types for Your Research
Learn about all the different source types and when they are appropriate and helpful to you in the research process: encyclopedias, Wikipedia, books, scholarly articles, popular articles and magazines, trade magazines, news, and websites!
Ulrichsweb
- Is this an article from a peer-reviewed journal?
- Is this a popular or a scholarly source?
- What type of magazine or journal do I have?
Ulrichsweb can answer your question!
The Rider University Libraries subscribes to a database called Ulrichsweb that gives "detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals (also called serials) of all types: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more."
You can search by journal title, keyword, ISSN number, and subject area.
Below is the record for a journal called Marvels & Tales. This record tells you that Marvels & Tales is an academic or scholarly journal that is peer-reviewed.
