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Finding Scholarly Articles
Bridging to University Nursing
Periodicals Periodicals are publications that are issued on Publications that are issued on a regular basis Articles in them provide current and focused information Newspapers, magazines and journals are examples of types of periodicals Periodicals are available in both print and electronic format (in the Library databases))
Journal Articles:
• Intended for scholars/professionals • Usually written by an expert in the field • Often report on original research • Require specialized knowledge and
vocabulary • Documented – include citations and a
bibliography of previous articles, books on the topic by other authors
• Are peer reviewed
Peer reviewed
• Also called refereed or academic or scholarly
• A committee of scholars/professionals must approve the quality of the article before it is published in the journal
Peer review helps to establish a journal as a trusted source of information
Trade Publications
• Intended for practitioners of a profession • Usually written by practitioners and
professional writers. They are not always signed by the author.
• Advertisements - industry related • Very few, if any citations • Will contain technical or specialized language
used in the profession • Not considered scholarly
Trade Publication Article:
Blaney, W. (2010). Taking steps to prevent pressure ulcers. Nursing, 40(3), 44-47.
Scholarly Journal Article
(review article):
Krapfl, L. A. , & Gray, M. (2008). Does regular positioning prevent pressure ulcers? Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence
Nursing, 35, 551-577. doi:10.1097/01.WON.0000341469.33567.61
Scholarly Journal Article (original research study):
Moore, Z., Cowman, S., & Conroy, R. (2011). A randomised controlled clinical trial of repositioning, using the 30° tilt, for the prevention of pressure ulcers. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20(17/18), 2633-2644. doi:10.1111/j.1365- 2702.2011.03736.x
Scholarly Articles • Most of the time you will be asked to find
scholarly articles for your assignments.
• Nursing trade periodicals can be useful in getting an overview of a topic, but they are not scholarly.
• If you need help in determining what is scholarly, ask your professor or library staff.
For more information on how to distinguish between magazine, journal and trade publications go to: Scholarly vs. Popular Publications
library website > Research >Find articles & journals
To find known articles (you have a citation)
Reading list : or Reference from another article:
(Creative Commons public domain image from pixabay.com) Myny, D., Van Goubergen, D., Gobert, M., Vanderwee, K., Van Hecke, A., & Defloor, T. (2011). Non-direct patient care factors influencing nursing workload: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(10), 2109-2129. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05689.x
Paquin, S. O. (2011). Social justice advocacy in nursing: What is it? How do we get there? Creative Nursing, 17(2), 63-7.
What if you don’t know what article you’re looking for?
CINAHL database search
The CINAHL database • The CINAHL database is the best way to find
nursing journal articles.
• Records from this database will link to the full text articles available in other health sciences databases.
• CINAHL should be the only database you need to search to find scholarly nursing journal articles.
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