11 Journal Articles

Journal articles provide focused discussion and analysis of topics and issues in music. They are written by experts for an academic audience and are supported by research, theory, and references.

Elements of a Journal Article

Locating Journal Articles by Citation

If you have the details of a journal article, you can locate it in Library Search by searching for the title of the article or journal.

For example, for the article: Minato, Keiji. 2021. “Musical Theatre and Meritocracy in the United States and Australia: Keating! The Musical and Hamilton: An American Musical.” The Southern Hemisphere Review, 36: 41-48:

1. Go to Library Search.
2. Enter the article title as a phrase—”Musical Theatre and Meritocracy in the United States and Australia: Keating! The Musical and Hamilton: An American Musical”.
3. Verify that the result has the correct journal, author, year, volume, page numbers.
4. Click on the title to access the article through the library.

Alternatively, use Library Search to find the journal title: The Southern Hemisphere Review. This will help you verify:

• whether the library holds the journal
• if it is published online or in print
• which database holds the journal
• which volumes/years are held.

For articles from journals that the Library doesn’t hold, request a copy through document delivery (UQ students & staff).

Peer Review

You may be required to use academic journal articles that are peer reviewed. Peer review (also known as refereeing) is a process where other scholars from the same field evaluate the quality of an article and make suggestions for revision prior to publication. This ensures the work is rigorous, coherent and based on sound research.

Library Search allows you to limit your results to only peer reviewed articles.

To find peer reviewed articles:

1. Search using keywords in Library Search.
2. Filter to Peer reviewed.

If you are unsure whether the article you have found is peer reviewed, look up the title of the journal in Ulrichs Web (UQ students & staff). If the journal title has an icon of a black and white striped referee jersey next to it, the journal is peer reviewed.

Note: Not all articles in peer reviewed journals are refereed or peer reviewed, for example, editorials and book reviews.