Google is a natural language search and retrieval tool. This means that results are often irrelevant, imprecise, and have not been evaluated for accuracy or authority by any scholarly community.
To limit your results to academic, organizational, and government websites, be sure to add one of the following to your search:
When using Google Scholar, remember that not all seemingly academic publications are peer-reviewed or authoritative in a given field. Use critical thinking and good judgment when finding sources through Google Scholar.
