Step 1: Find a recent peer-reviewed journal article
Below, is the Library's Peer Reviewed Articles tip sheet and one example search strategy to get you started.
Example search strategy:
- Under the OneSearch search box, click Advanced Search
- Use the three search boxes to divide your topic into its main ideas. For example:
- 1st search box: "leadership style*" OR "management style*"
- 2nd search box: "public management" OR "public administration"
![screenshot of search boxes](https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/4474/images/style.jpg)
- Click Search
- On the left side of the results list, under Limit To:
- Check the boxes next to Peer Reviewed Journals
- Enter a 5-year Publication Date range and press Enter
Notice the advanced search strategies used above:
- Divide your topic into its main ideas and place each idea into a separate search box. Most advanced search interfaces start with two or three search boxes, but you can always add more for more complex topics (click the plus sign symbol).
- Use quotation marks around phrases of two or more words to tell the database to search for those words right next to one another.
- Use an asterisk (*) at the end of a root word to tell the database to search for the various endings to the word. For example, a search for style* will find style (singular) and styles (plural).
- Use the word OR between synonyms and like-terms to tell the database to search for either term.
Step 2: Thoroughly read the article and write an article critique
Below, are links to help you complete this section of M1A1.