Academic Journals: EBSCO Publishing defines academic journals as journals that publish articles which carry footnotes and bibliographies, and whose intended audience is comprised of some kind of research community. It is a broad classification that includes both "peer-reviewed" journals as well as journals that are not "peer-reviewed" but intended for an academic audience.

Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals are journals that are intended for an academic audience and are peer-reviewed.”
(From the EBSCO Support Site.)

1. Click on the “Advanced Search” tab at the top of the screen.
2. Type in the words or phrases to search in the boxes provided.
3. Instead of “and” use “within 3.”
4. Use no more than two words (in quotes) on each line.
5. Leave the default to “All dates” and check off the two boxes under the date range:  “Full text documents only” and “Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.”
6. Click on the “Search” button.
7. Note the number of results.  You can go back to limit your search with more terms.
8. Note the icons; the abstract is a half-page icon and the full-text is a full-page icon.
9. Choose your article.
10. Note that you can also search/browse through publications by clicking on the “Publicationstab at the top.

SEARCH TIPS: 

•  Note that, in any database or with any search engine, you should wrap quotes around any two or more search terms or keywords in order to “grab up” the phrase for searching.
•  Always check the number of “hits” you search finds.  If it is over a hundred be sure to go back and limit your search more.