27 Who is the author?
ACTIVITY: Check the Authors
Take a look at the following record for an article from the library’s Academic Search Complete database. Click on the purple question marks to see how an article record can provide you with clues as to the authors’ credibility.
(Use Fullscreen to expand and your keyboard’s Esc button when finished.)
Tip: Go one step further
Going a step further to search for your author on Google Scholar will lead to their publication record. What else have they written?
You might also do a quick Google search for the journal’s homepage. Look for author submission guidelines where a peer review process should be described, as well as the scope and aim of the journal.
