I think that the most important aspects of any peer review cycle are double-blind review and plagiarism check. The first point guarantees the objectivity of the papers evaluation and relevance of its findings (“What is peer review?” n.d.). At the same time, the second element is fundamental for any research as it should remain original and offer new ideas.
Revolving around the issue, I also think that investigation of these papers is an extremely complex process. For this reason, an editor becomes an important actor responsible for this process. However, he should not be confused with a peer reviewer who is responsible for the content of a particular article. Editors duties include a wider range of activities needed to publish a journal. Additionally, it is an editor who forwards a paper to a peer reviewer.
Nevertheless, having improved my knowledge of the quality of sources, I can say that the article selected for the week is a peer-reviewed source. First, it comes from a reputable scholarly journal that provides only credible information to its readers. Second, it has all elements of academic articles like a page with references, abstract, introduction, methodology, and conclusion section. In other words, the paper meets all requirements to high-quality sources.
In conclusion, I am sure that peer-reviewed articles are critical for any research, and they should be used to support central assumptions or hypotheses. That is why they should be found using such databases as JSTOR and EBSCOhost. Additionally, online libraries contain numerous articles of this sort. In such a way, creating the theoretical background for the investigation, an author should use these Internet resources to find needed peer-reviewed works.
References
What is peer review? (n.d.). Web.