Have more questions? Contact Scholarly Communication and Publishing at scpub@illinois.edu for more information and guidance.

The Ask a Librarian service for general reference is available during all of the hours when the Main Library is open. Visit the Ask a Librarian page to chat with a librarian.

The Library has many guides on finding scholarly, peer-reviewed sources. The Library's collection of research guides provide in-depth guidance on finding scholarly sources in nearly every discipline and research area covered here at the University of Illinois. For general research strategies to find scholarly sources, here are some guides:

Here are a few other resources that provide explanations of peer review: