How to find scholarly journal articles

Places to look:

Browse the Periodicals

For a listing of periodicals held in the libraries, see the list here. For a listing of periodicals available in full-text on the Internet, see the list below here.

Print Indexes

Most periodicals provide an annual index in the last issue of each volume, usually the December issue. Each journal differs in the subject terms it uses so if you can not find the topic you are looking for, try other similar terms.

Indexes/Databases

These sources allow you to search for citations and sometimes full-text articles as well by topic. Often the index or database is devoted to a specific subject area. See the list of indexes and databases at http://www.southcollegetn.edu/sctn/library/databases.html. If you need help in using these sources, please see a librarian or use the source’s built-in help features.

Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature

Housed in the library at the main campus, this source indexes 500 magazine and journal titles, but the library does not subscribe to all 500. When you use this source, always check the libraries’ periodical holdings list here to see if the library carries the periodical you are looking for. Each volume covers one year, and updates to the current year are printed monthly.

How can I tell if an article is a research article?

Many assignments require you to use research articles. Research articles are peer-reviewed and often contain bibliographies and information about the author’s professions. Research articles are often broken down into sections such as the abstract, methods, and conclusion. Research articles report on the results of an experiment of some sort. If you need further assistance to determine if an article is appropriate for a certain assignment, please see your instructor or a librarian for help.

How to recognize peer-reviewed journals
http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.html
A helpful resource from Angelo State University on identifying peer-reviewed journals.

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Periodical websites available with full-text

HighWire
http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl
List of journals through HighWire from Stanford University with full text access. Access varies by title.

If you need help in using these sources, please see a librarian or use the source’s built-in help features.

Business Periodicals

Business Week Online
http://www.businessweek.com/
Ask librarian for password.

Entrepreneur.com
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
Includes information on starting, growing, and managing a small business.

Fast Company
http://www.fastcompany.com/
Focuses on new ways of working in the global economy.

Fortune
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
Browse the Fortune lists, such as the Fortune 500, along with full-text articles from the periodical.

Harvard Business Review
http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/
Includes business articles and case studies.

Inc. Magazine Online
http://www.inc.com/
Includes small business resources.

Sales and Marketing Management
http://www.salesandmarketing.com/msg/publications/index.jsp

General Allied Health Periodicals

American Family Physician
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/afp.html
Full-text archives date back to 1998.

British Medical Journal
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/search.dtl
Full-text archives date back to 1994.

Contemporary OB/GYN
http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com
Full-text archives date back to 2000.

Contemporary Pediatrics http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/issue/issueDetail.jsp?id=6809
Full-text archives date back to 1999.

The Gerontologist
http://gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org/contents-by-date.0.shtml
Full-text archives date back to 2000. Can only be accessed in a South College library. Ask librarian for log-in information. South College Lonas Campus Library has print issues for December 1999 to the present.

Journal of the American Medical Association
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
Full-text archives date back to 1998. Can only be accessed in a South College library. Ask librarian for log-in information. South College Lonas Campus Library has print issues for 1999 to the present.

Medscape Today Journals
http://www.medscape.com/medscapetoday/journals
Journals include CHEST, American Heart Journal, Health Affairs, Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, and more.

Pediatrics
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/contents-by-date.0.shtml
Full-text archives date back to 1997. Can only be accessed in a South College library. Ask librarian for log-in information. South College Lonas Campus Library has print issues for 1999 to the present.

Miscellaneous Periodicals

The Future of Children
http://www.futureofchildren.org/
Themed issues cover childhood obesity, school readiness, protecting children from abuse and neglect, special education for students with disabilities, low birth weight, drug-exposed infants, and more. Full-text archives date back to spring 1991.

Nursing

Nursing for Women's Health
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120118374/grouphome/home.html
Full text archives 1997 to present

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Journal of Exercise Physiology
http://www.asep.org/journals/JEPonline
Full text archives 1998 to present

Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics
http://www.oandp.org/jpo/
Full text archives 1989 to present

Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development
http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/jourindx.html
Full text archives 1998 to present

PT Bulletin Online
http://www.apta.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Current_Issue
Full text archives 2000 to present

Radiography

BioMed Central Medical Imaging (BMC)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmedimaging/archive
Full text archives 2001 to present

British Journal of Radiology
http://bjr.birjournals.org/
Full text archives 1997 except for most recent 24 months due to publisher restrictions

British Medical Journal (BMJ)
http://www.bmj.com/
Full text archives 1994 to present

Imaging Economics
http://www.imagingeconomics.com/archives.asp
Full text archives 1999 to present

Medical Imaging
http://www.imagingeconomics.com/archives.asp
Full text archives 2000 to present

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
http://www.ijri.org/
Full text archives 1999 to present

Journal of Radiation Research
http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jrr
Full text archives 1980 to present (older archives are in Japanese)

Radiographics: The Journal of Continuing Medical Education in Radiology
http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/by/year
Full text archives 1981 to present except for msot recent 12 months due to publisher restrictions

RT Image
http://www.rt-image.com/pastIssues.cfm
Full text archives 2002 to present

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