Academic Article Databases - FYW 100 - Introduction to Academic Writing / Benson, Jeremy - James P. Adams Library at James P. Adams Library

What is a scholarly article?

Scholarly articles are written by experts in specific academic disciplines for other experts. Students frequently use information from scholarly articles in their research.

Scholars write articles to share research and ideas in their fields of study. For that reason, articles contain information that is very specific. It is best to know something about your topic before searching for articles.
Scholarly articles are generally published by academic journals.
Journals will often put articles through a peer-review process prior to publication.
The library provides access to print and digital scholarly articles. The best way to find scholarly articles on your research topic is to use an article database or Google Scholar.

Article Databases - All Subjects

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts over 11,000 magazines and scholarly journals in all subject areas with over 7,000 in full text. Coverage dates vary.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
RIC currently participates in all 15 JSTOR Arts & Sciences archive collections and the Life Sciences archive collection. Journals in archive collections are always included from volume 1 number 1, and related prior titles, but stop short of current issues. RIC also subscribes to 34 current journals in JSTOR. The entire corpus is full-text searchable, offers search term highlighting, includes high-quality images, and is interlinked by millions of citations and references.

Article Databases - Subject Specific

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Contains peer-reviewed business articles and journals, company profiles and reports, as well as case studies, industry profiles, SWOT analyses, books/monographs, magazines and trade publications, market research reports, product reviews, and country reports
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive research database provides indexing and full text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals. Additional materials included in CINAHL Plus with Full Text include Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons which provide concise overviews of diseases and conditions and outline the most effective treatment options.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides indexing and full text articles on all aspects of communication and mass media.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
The ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. ERIC provides coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs. Using this version you may search ERIC alone, or combine it with other EBSCOhost databases.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
SocINDEX offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, social work and criminology & criminal justice. It contains full text for hundreds of journals dating back to 1908.