Peer Review is a process where journal articles are vetted by experts in the subject area before publication. Experts judge the merits of an article on methodology, research, relevance, and other factors. The goal of Peer Review is to ensure that only high-quality, relevant articles are published in a particular journal.

Peer-reviewed articles are typically heavy on text, beginning with an Abstract and ending with References or Bibliography. There will be no advertising or sidebars mixed in with the article, as often happens in a popular or trade magazine.

In EBSCOHost databases you can choose Limit To Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals:

Please note that under the rubric of "Scholarly Journals", some articles may come up that are letters to and from the editor, administrative matters and other pieces that are not peer-reviewed. Always look at the article's structure and content.

SCHOLARLY:

Few or no ads, bibliographies/references, articles written by experts in the field and peer-reviewed by other experts

POPULAR:

Colorful eye-attracting graphics, ads, non-expert authors, no bibliography or references