Quality publications will give you the author or the organisation that is responsible for the information. Be wary of any publications that do not give this information.

To decide whether your source is reliable, look for the following:

• Author's details - What is/are the author's qualifications or the organisation where he/she works?
• Details of the publisher
• Whether the journal is peer reviewed or refereed, meaning that the articles are selected by experts in the same field.
• Other works on the subject written by the same author
• Name of the organisation that supplied the information on the website - Is it an educational institution (i.e., .ac extension)? A government agency (i.e., .gov)? A commercial supplier (i.e., .com)? A non-profit organisation (i.e., .org)?