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Business & Management @ Webster University Libraries
This research guides provides databases, search tips and resources for getting started with business and management research. A guide for your specific program or major may be available. Select the Getting Started tab on the navigation menu.
Most scholarly articles include an abstract, a literature review, the methodology, findings of the research, a discussion of the findings and a reference list or bibliography of all cited sources.
Checking to ensure that a publication is scholarly
1.Use a limiting tool in the database if available
2. If the title of the publication is clickable in the database, you will can find a simple answer
Pro tip: Scholarly publications might contain letters to the editor, opinion pieces, and book reviews that aren't technically research articles. If you're in doubt, ask your instructor for clarification.