A peer-reviewed source is an article or publication that has undergone a rigorous evaluation process by experts in the same field before it is published in a scholarly journal. The process of peer review ensures that the article is of high quality, scientifically valid, and meets the standards established for a given discipline. The reviewers, who are typically anonymous, assess the content, style, and other factors of the article and provide feedback to the author. The author then makes changes and resubmits the work, and the journal editor decides whether or not to publish it. Peer-reviewed sources are reliable and credible sources of information for academic research. To identify if a source is peer-reviewed, one can check the journals website or look for information for authors, instructions for authors, or guidelines for authors. One can also search online library databases that include peer-reviewed journals.