Psychology | Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

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Psychology Assignment 2
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PSYCHOLOGY 2
Summary
The level of detail provided in the peer-reviewed journal articles are more
comprehensive and are backed up by evidences, which can also be found in textbooks.
However, the key differences observed was the provision of experimental setup and the
research findings on which the papers were based on, disseminating clinical data with
primary evidences and greater insight. This characteristic is lacking with the information
provided in the textbooks. The researcher’s scholarly works are subjected to scrutiny of other
experts in the same field, which helps in checking the validity of the research findings and
marking its suitability for publishing and dissemination (Smith, 2017). However, with
internet sources, such peer-review is missing and the data available is not backed up by
experimental evidences, thus having poor reliability and validity (Flanagin & Metzger, 2018).
The topics of psychology have a broad viewpoint for every sub-theme and choosing
subjective data available in online sources can significantly mean agreeing to someone’s
personal opinion, without verifying the authenticity of the data. The key objective of peer
review is to filter the highest quality articles and disseminate and publish them. When a
scholarly work is subjected to experts from the same field, it is quite ensured that the authors
will be encouraged to provide high quality research in the first go (Ferragut et al., 2019).
There is a clear significance of using APA formatting in research studies, as it offers clarity
to the research paper and aids in structuring of the complex topics. Such formatting keeps the
focus of the content of the research paper and ensures better flow of it. Citing references aids
in adding credibility to the paper, pay genuine tribute to the original publishers and helps in
protecting the content from being marked as plagiarized, which is a crime.
This information will help me in selecting peer-reviewed articles to gather resources
for my research topic and ensure high validity and reliability of the data I am using.

PSYCHOLOGY 3
References
Ferragut, J. F., Pinto, N., Amorim, A., & Picornell, A. (2019). Improving publication quality
and the importance of Post Publication Peer Review: The illustrating example of X
chromosome analysis and calculation of forensic parameters. Forensic Science
International: Genetics, 38, e5-e7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.11.006
Flanagin, A. J., & Metzger, M. J. (2018). Perceptions of Internet information
credibility. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 89(sup1), Ai-A. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2018.1453732
Smith, J. A. (2017). The Importance of Peer Review. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2017.03.115