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sclinksJournal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
Scholarly Articles
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - 1965 to present - Full Text
Full-text and indexing for over 4,500 scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more.
General OneFile - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
News and scholarly articles on a wide range of topics: current events, business, education, the environment, health,politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, updated daily.
Google Scholar - Help
Links to scholarly books, articles and more. Results are incomplete and vary greatly by subject. Always use other library databases for a complete search of scholarly topics.
ArticleFirst - 1990 to present
Lists articles from the table of contents of over 12,000 journals covering: business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture.
Expanded Academic Index - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907-1984
Indexes nearly 1,200 English-language scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; also includes citations to book reviews.
Humanities International Index
Includes data from American Humanities Index plus international journals, books and reference works. Provides citations and abstracts for articles, essays, and original works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations.
Ingenta - 1997 to date
Free searching and browsing of more than 25,000 publications in the arts and sciences
JSTOR - Full Text
Complete full text backfiles of over 400 scholarly journals in the Arts & Sciences, General Sciences, Ecology & Botany, Language & Literature, and Music excluding the most recent 2 to 5 years.
Periodical Abstracts - 1987 to present
Periodial abstracts from over 2,000 general and academic journals. Subjects include business, current affairs, economics, literature, psychology, religion, and women's studies.
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) - 1802 to 1995 - Full Text
Full text archive of hundreds of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. For complete indexing use the Periodicals Index Online.
Periodicals Index Online (PIO) - 1665-1995
Index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. Full text of selected titles can be found in the Periodicals Archive Online database.
Project Muse - Current issues - Full Text
Access to the full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
Social Sciences Abstracts - 1983 to present
Some full text. Abstracts of articles from over 550 sources in the social sciences. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, biographies, and book reviews on anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology.
Wilson Select Plus - 1994 to present - Full Text
Provides indexed and abstracted records with accompanying full text from over 1600 periodicals in General Science Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Readers' Guide Abstracts, and Wilson Business Abstracts and more.
Popular Articles
Alternative Press Index - 1991 to present
Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
Alternative Press Watch - 1995 to present - Full Text
Alt-PressWatch is a full text database of over 130 newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses.
American Periodical Series (APS) - 1740 - 1900 - Full Text
More than 1,000 titles including Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, the first American professional journals, and several popular magazines still in publication, such as Vanity Fair, Harper's, and Ladies' Home Journal.
ArticleFirst - 1990 to present
Lists articles from the table of contents of over 12,000 journals covering: business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture.
Ethnic NewsWatch - 1960 to present - Full Text
Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
General Reference Center Gold - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
A general interest database including articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers. Covers current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.
Periodical Abstracts - 1987 to present
Periodial abstracts from over 2,000 general and academic journals. Subjects include business, current affairs, economics, literature, psychology, religion, and women's studies.
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) - 1802 to 1995 - Full Text
Full text archive of hundreds of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. For complete indexing use the Periodicals Index Online.
Periodicals Index Online (PIO) - 1665-1995
Index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. Full text of selected titles can be found in the Periodicals Archive Online database.
Readers' Guide Retrospective - 1890-1983
A database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflecting the history of 20th century America.
Scientific American Archive Online - 1993 to present - Full Text
Authoritative articles (color PDF's) and book reviews for a general audience covering topics such as aeronautics and space, biology, chemistry, environmental science, consumer health, medicine, physics, and scientific subjects currently in the news.
Wilson Select Plus - 1994 to present - Full Text
Provides indexed and abstracted records with accompanying full text from over 1600 periodicals in General Science Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Readers' Guide Abstracts, and Wilson Business Abstracts and more.
Journal Indexing and Locations
CUFTS Journal Listing System (Simon Fraser University) - Help
Includes journal title search with different display format for the indexes, also another librarian-useful tool to compare full text journal coverage across databases.
Jake (via University of Florida)
Search Jake by journal title to see where a journal is indexed; includes indication of full-text availability in databases such as Lexis-Nexis, Expanded Academic Index, J-STOR, ProjectMuse, etc.
Periodical Titles in OCLC FirstSearch
Search by journal title to see which FirstSearch databases index a particular journal.
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory - Current
Lists US and foreign periodicals. Provides publication information about journals, including contact information for publisher, pricing, frequency, etc.

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