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Psychology Research Guide

What are commentaries?

Commentaries are short, narrowly focused articles that contain personal opinions or a new perspective about existing research on a particular topic. They don't contain any original research and are shorter and less formal than a review article.

Example:

Finding commentaries on PsycINFO

First step is to access APA PsycINFO

  1. Type your keywords on the search bar.
  2. Filter your search by scrolling to Document Type and select "Comment/Reply".
  3. Click on search