Peer Review is a process used by most journals (but not all!) to ensure high quality. Authors submit their work for publication, and, before the journal accepts the article, the editors of the journal send the article out to other experts in the same field (peers) to have it critiqued (reviewed).
The first four links below are specialized, subject databases that can be used to find peer reviewed journal articles. Google Scholar is a tool that covers a wide array of subjects and scholarly materials.
Once you begin to search for literature on your topic, you want to look for similar themes in the sources you choose. One good way to do this is to look at the abstracts found in the databases to see what key points are raised in the research.
Take a look at the summaries of the following two articles:
Pelliccio, L. J., & Walker, S. (2022). What is an interpersonal ostracism message?: Bringing the construct of ostracism into communication studies. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 30(2), 172-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/
Table, B., Tronstad, L. D., & Kearns, K. (2022). 'Anything is helpful': Examining tensions and barriers towards a more LGBT-inclusive healthcare organization in the United States. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 50(4), 382-401. https://doi.org/10.1080/
Both articles listed above in the "Finding Themes" box are in correct APA citation format for reference lists.
Reference list format:
Author last name, First name initial. Middle initial. (Year). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Journal Title, volume(issue), pages. doi
In-Text Citations
Generally, use the last name of the first author, plus the date:
(Table, 2022)
If there are just two authors use both:
(Pelliccio & Walker, 2022)
