Writing a research paper

  1. Define each and distinguish between peer-reviewed journals and non-peer-reviewed journals. What is another term that can be used for a peer-reviewed journal? What is meant by popular sources of information? 2. Why should you use peer-reviewed journals when writing a research paper? In other words, discuss the advantage(s) of using a peer-reviewed journal when writing a research paper? 3. Why is Wikipedia a very poor source for obtaining material for a research paper? 4. What is plagarism and what are some things that can be done to avoid it? 5. Identify and list three (3) peer-reviewed sociology journals. 6. Identify and list three (3) non-peer-reviewed journals.