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Public Health Research Guide

Resources in support of NEIU's online/hybrid MPH program

What is a journal and a peer reviewed article?

In this video, you will learn how to evaluate the difference between scholarly journals and other kinds of periodicals, and how to describe the peer-review process.

Length: 1:24

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I have the article, now what?

Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles are most often written for professionals in the field. As a student, reading them can sometimes be a bit frustrating. Luckily there are guides that will help you learn how to read them.

Try Critical reading : making sense of research papers in life sciences and medicine.
Despite being written in 2006, its content is still relevant today.

This series of articles from the British Medical Journal walks readers through all the steps and includes examples of specific types of studies you will find in your article searches. Again, written awhile ago (1997!), but still relevant.

Might I suggest you start with...

Latest Articles from the Major Journals

Browsing the latest issues of the main scholarly journals in the field is an effective way to stay on top of the latest research. Here are links to some of our online journal subscriptions.

Most journal pages will have a notification service. Create a personal account and receive an email whenever the latest issue is published.