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.
Journal articles, reports, and commentaries on anthropology, ethnology, folklore, and archaeology.
Scholarly and peer reviewed articles in sociology.
Comprehensive collection of international journals, conference proceedings, and other scholarly literature, with a primary focus on STEM and social sciences. Article references are included in the record. Search by author, affiliation, topic and more, and search to see who cited a particular article.
Peer reviewed articles and book reviews of world history (excluding the US and Canada), 1450 CE to present and searchable by historical time period.
Peer reviewed articles and book reviews of American and Canadian history, prehistory to present and searchable by historical time period.
Political science resources, including scholarly and peer reviewed journal articles and think tank reports. Covers international as well as U.S. topics and sources.