According to the APA, it is a "study based on facts, systematic observation, or experiment, rather than theory or general philosophical principle."
STEP 1: Enter your search terms
STEP 2: Scroll down to the "Publication Type" box and select "Peer Reviewed Journal"
STEP 3: Scroll down to the "Methodology" box and pick "Empirical Study"
STEP 4: Click the "Search" button
According to the APA, it is a "survey of previously published literature on a particular topic to define and clarify a particular problem; summarize previous investigations; identify relations, contradictions, gaps, and inconsistencies in the literature; and suggest the next step in solving the problem."
STEP 1: Enter your search terms
STEP 2: In the "Publication Type" section select "Peer Reviewed Journal"
STEP 3: In the "Methodology" section, select "Literature Review"
OTHER OPTIONS: In the "Methodology" section, select "Systematic Review" or "Meta Analysis"
STEP 4: Click "Search"
According to the APA, it is a "case studies are "case reports that include disorder, diagnosis, and clinical treatment for individuals with mental or medical illnesses."
STEP 1: Enter your search terms
STEP 2: In the "Publication Type" section select "Peer Reviewed Journal"
STEP 3: In the "Methodology" section, select "Clinical Case Study"
STEP 4: Click "Search"
Scholarly journals are publications where scholars share the results of their research. Like a magazine, each issue of a scholarly journal contains a collection of articles on different topics.
Scholarly journals are also known as:
STEP 1: Using the APA PsycInfo database (see link below), enter your search terms
STEP 2: Scroll down to the "Limit your results" section and click the checkbox to select "Peer Reviewed"
STEP 3: Click the "Search button
Click the triple dot icon found in the upper right above of the thing you want to cite.
Then click the "Cite" option that appears in the pop up window.
Click the "Cite" icon on the upper right part of the page.
