Using the "peer reviewed" limiter in ERIC searches

I knew ERIC database had implemented the "peer reviewed" classification fairly recently, and I believe I tell students this when I meet with classes, but in case some of you were not aware, I am forwarding a note from one of the truly knowledgeable people in the new ERIC structure...

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"Just to clarify why this is happening, at this time ERIC applies the peer-reviewed designator to journals indexed from 2005 forward (note that some of these titles may also include the peer-reviewed status for the period 2002-2004). Limiting a search to peer-reviewed articles is helpful for locating peer-reviewed current materials, but to find older records we recommend not using the limiter.

ERIC obtains information about the peer-reviewed status of a publication from the publisher. When the information is not available from the publisher we use Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory."

Best regards,

Nancy Cawley
Communications Lead, ERIC Project
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Ulrich's is available in our A-Z list of databases BTW