This is not an exhaustive list, but can serve as a good starting point for your research. To find out how highly-ranked a particular journal is, see our guide on journal impact factor.
This is not an exhaustive list, but can serve as a good starting point for your research.
Main characteristics of Scholarly Articles:
Main characteristics of Trade Articles:
To find out more about the differences between these article types, consult our Different Article Types Chart.
Determining if a Publication is Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed
If you're not sure if an article is coming from a scholarly, peer-reviewed publication, you can use Ulrich's International Periodical Directory to double check. The following page will walk you through this process.
Interested in seeing if an article has been cited by another article? Need to find out what journals in a particular field are considered to have a high impact?
Use the following guide to learn how to use Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus to conduct cited reference searching. This guide also includes information about determining a journal's impact factor (rank).