Secondary sources analyze or discuss a particular topic. Use them to help make your argument.
Peer review is the gold standard of scholarly work - it's the blue check of scholarly journals. Many databases allow you to limit your search to peer-reviewed articles.
To restrict your search to material from peer-reviewed journals, click on the box next to the “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed Journals)” filter on the left side of the SuperSearch results page.
Interdisciplinary subject searching of scholarly articles in the social sciences (1898-present) physical & life sciences (1899 to present), and arts & humanities (1975 to present). Search for articles that cite known journal articles or books.