Here are some strategies for figuring out if an article is scholarly or peer-reviewed:

1. Use the peer-reviewed/scholarly limits within the databases.
   Many databases, including OneSearch, have an option to limit your results to only peer-reviewed sources. Choose that option, and all your results should be from peer-reviewed journals. Watch out for book reviews, however, which are not peer-reviewed.
2. Use Ulrich's International Periodical Directory.
   You can search for the journal title in Ulrich's International Periodical Directory to see if a journal is "Refereed," which is another word for peer-reviewed.
3. Check the journal's website.
   Use Google to search for and find the website for the journal. It will usually say whether the journal is peer-reviewed or not.
4. Look for characteristics of peer-reviewed articles.
   Peer reviewed articles have very specific features that make them different than popular sources. See SJSU's Citing and Writing Help to learn the differences.

The tutorial below will tell you more about the different attributes of scholarly articles and how to read them efficiently.