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Quick Limits to narrow your search results

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Select peer-reviewed journals For a research paper, you should usually select peer-reviewed journals. Publishers are only experts in publishing. Research articles should first go through a peer review process, before being published.
Select the last four or five years The next quick limit is the date range. You'll want to select the last four or five years. Especially if you're looking for business, education, or medicine. Some fields, like Occupational therapy, have waves of research on trending topics. These topics may not be researched again on a yearly basis, so older articles may be the best content available.

Publishers know publishing. Professionals know their subject area.

Peer review is when professionals in the appropriate subject area review a paper, asking for additional information or clarification if needed. The professional then tells the publisher if the article is worth publishing.

Reliable peer review is not a quick process. If a journal offers quick peer review for a fee...that probably pay-to-publish, or vanity press.

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