Scholarly Communication and Peer Review

This guide will help you understand scholarly communication. Use the menu on the left to read more about scholarly communication and peer review.

According to the American Libraries Association, "scholarly communication is the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use."

Ask at the Research Help Desk!

• Located in Frost Library, Level 1.
• Monday - Friday, 11 am - 5 pm: Drop-in help from research librarians
• Sunday - Thursday, 5 pm - 9 pm: Specially trained Peer Research Assistants available!

Schedule a Research Consultation

• Schedule a consultation with a research librarian at the Frost Research Help Desk.
• Email the librarian for a department directly, or email library@amherst.edu if you're not sure which librarian to meet with.
• Schedule at the Science Library or Archives & Special Collections.

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• Email Circulation or see our full contact list.

Need to get started right away?

• Try our Research Guides for every subject.

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Chat is available when librarians are at the reference desk, normally Monday - Friday, 11 am - 5 pm.