How to search for information: Journals and articles

Peer review is a quality assurance tool used in science and research. Specialists in the same field of study evaluate research articles before they are accepted for publication. To check if an article is peer reviewed, see the publication data in the database (click the link in the name of the publication) or visit the website of the publication. Peer reviewed (refereed) articles can be searched with filters "Scholarly journals", "Peer reviewed", or "Research article".

Research articles are also published in academic conferences. These can be searched with filters "Conference proceedings", "Conference papers" or Proceeding papers".

Some databases have also non-academic content. See database description by hovering your cursor over the database title.

You can search research articles also with HH Finna's Article search, with AI-based recommendation tool Keenious Plus or with Google Scholar, a search engine specialised in finding research articles.

Tip!

Reading a scientific publication from start to finish in one sitting can be challenging. Try this reading order instead:

1. abstract - if it seems interesting, then
2. results and conclusions (what was discovered and what it means)
3. introduction (what is already known, why further research was conducted)
4. methods (how the research was conducted)

Theses from universities of applied sciences are not suitable sources. In rare cases, a master's thesis (pro gradu) may be considered. However, theses can give you ideas for your own work. You may find interesting source material in their lists of references. Just remember to acquire and use the original sources.

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