Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Peer-reviewed journals are an important source of scholarly information in academic research.
Reason (R): Peer-reviewed journals undergo a rigorous evaluation process by experts in the field before accepting and publishing research articles.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.