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In general, scholarly publications have been peer reviewed and are published in an academic journal (if an article) or by an academic press (if a book). In this system, editors rely on reviewers who are knowledgeable in the author's academic area to assess the merit of manuscripts that are submitted for publication. Peer reviewers read the submissions at various stages in the publication process, often offering comments, asking questions, and making suggestions to ensure that the final publication contains sound and accurate research results. Reviewers may even recommend that the investigators conduct more research to strengthen their conclusions. To increase the chance that your research will lead you to scholarly sources, you can use databases like PsycINFO and Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost), which catalog and allow you to limit your search results to peer‐reviewed publications.

In contrast, editors of popular publications want a general audience to be able to understand what they publish, so they will make sure that jargon is omitted or carefully explained. Although they also go through fact‐checking procedures, they will most likely not be able to evaluate the researchers' accuracy or credibility because they are not familiar with the subject written about or the conventions of the field. Therefore, using popular sources to support your thesis may actually weaken the credibility of your paper, rather than strengthen it.