Research Guides: English 2000: Style Code-The meanings behind how we fashion ourselves: Scholarly Resources

Identifying Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

What is a Peer-Reviewed Article?

A peer-reviewed article is one that is written by an expert in a specific field and has been evaluated by other experts in the field and found to meet certain standards for quality. Also known as scholarly, academic, or refereed articles, peer-reviewed articles are published in journals that are designed to be read by other experts in the field. As a result, the language is subject-specific.

How Do I Know if the Article I've Found is Peer-Reviewed?
Peer-reviewed journal articles usually have the following elements:

Written by an expert in that subject area. Check the credentials of the author.
Contain a literature review to engage with previous research within the field.
Contain a list of references either in footnotes or a bibliography.

Scholarly Resources

Discovery
Discovery searches multiple databases including most, if not all of the EBSCO databases and our library catalog. A great thing about Discovery is that not only is it user friendly, it also uses filters on the left hand side to help you focus and narrow in on your topic.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete offers an enormous collection of the most valuable full-text journals, providing users access to critical information from many sources unique to this database. In addition, this database is the leading source of peer-reviewed, full-text for STM research, as well as for the Social Sciences and Humanities. This scholarly collection offers unmatched coverage of information spanning a broad range of important areas of academic study, including anthropology, engineering, law, sciences and more.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
The Environment Complete database offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
• More than 1,200 full-text journals and monographs
• Nearly 4 million records
• Indexing for more than 2,000 domestic and international journals dating back more than 100 years
• More than 180 full-text monographs
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
GreenFILE provides a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles and covers content about the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments as well as what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.This tool offers indexing and abstracts for more than 780,000 records and open access full text for more than 11,000 records. Key journals include Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Conservation Biology, Forest Ecology & Management, International Journal of Green Energy, and Journal of Wildlife Management.
Textile Technology Complete This link opens in a new window
Textile Technology Complete contains indexing and abstracting for more than 490 periodical titles, and for over 882,000 records drawn from sources such as books, conferences, theses, technical reports and trade literature. Coverage spans the domestic and international arenas and includes publications covering the major resources from the scientific community, as well as the apparel, home furnishings, flooring, and polymer industries.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization and a shared digital library archive of critical scholarly journal literature. Louisiana State University currently participates in the following JSTOR Collection(s): Arts & Sciences Collections I-XV, Ireland Archive Collection, Life Sciences Collection, University of California Press Collection, University of Chicago Press Collection, Business IV Collection, Lives of Literature Collection, and the Sustainability Collection.

Ethnic Fashion by Miguel Ángel Gardetti (Editor); Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016-04-08
Green Fashion by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editor); Miguel Angel Gardetti (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016-01-22
Handbook of Sustainable Luxury Textiles and Fashion by Miguel Ángel Gardetti (Editor); Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu (Editor)
Publication Date: 2015-08-28

The links below are for book searches within the catalog.

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Print books are available for checkout at the LSU Libraries Access Services Desk, located in 241, second floor, LSU Library.

Clothing and Society Book Search
Search in the LSU Libraries catalog for books on dress (clothing) and society.
Fashion and Culture Book Search
Search in the LSU Libraries catalog for books on fashion and culture.
Fashion and Style Book Search
Search in the LSU Libraries catalog for books on fashion and style.

English 2000: Style Code-The meanings behind how we fashion ourselves

Identifying Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Scholarly Resources

The links below are for book searches within the catalog.

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