Periodical
Periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is the magazine, typically published weekly, monthly, or as a quarterly. Other examples of periodicals are newsletters, literary magazines (literary journals), academic journals (including scientific journals), science magazines, and yearbooks.
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Peer Reviewed
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people of similar competence to the producers of the work (peers). It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards of quality, improve performance, and provide credibility. In academia, scholarly peer review is often used to determine an academic paper's suitability for publication. Peer review can be categorised by the type of activity and by the field or profession in which the activity occurs.
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Plagiarism
Using another person's work as your own and without attributing to the original author.
Primary Source
A primary source is an original object or document - the raw material or first-hand information. Primary sources include historical and legal documents, eyewitness accounts, results of an experiment, statistical data, pieces of creative writing, and art objects. In the natural and social sciences, the results of an experiment or study are typically found in scholarly articles or papers delivered at conferences, so those articles and papers that present the original results are considered primary sources. See also: Secondary Source.
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