+ To connect search terms use AND (to narrow search), OR (to expand search), or NOT (to eliminate terms)

+ To be more specific, search only in the TITLE field

1. Search in the appropriate Research Databases using subject terms for your topic.

2. If the article you want is not available in full text in the database or the link is broken, search for the journal title in Journals at CSU.

3. If CSU doesn't subscribe to that journal in print or online format (i.e. it is not in our Journals at CSU), you may request it through Interlibrary Loan.

After searching in Journals at CSU, if the article or paper you need is not available at CSU, you may request it through Interlibrary Loan.

Peer-reviewed articles are also known as "scholarly" or "refereed" articles.  Before being accepted for publication in a journal, they have been reviewed by a panel of experts in that field or on that topic. Peer-reviewed articles are the best available.

A search in Academic Search Complete and other select research databases can be limited to peer-reviewed journal articles by checking off the "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" box under "Limit your results."