New to Scholarly and Scientific Articles?
Scholarly and scientific articles can seem overwhelming at first, but don't be discouraged by their complexity! You're up to the challenge. It can often be helpful to skim the article first to get a feel for what's being discussed before reading the most relevant sections more closely. The following resources have more tips about strategic reading:
Find Journal Articles
About Journal Articles:
These articles are basically the main sources for scholarly research - they're used in every discipline.
- Written and reviewed by scholars and provide new research, analysis, or information about a specific topic.
- "Review" means the article is approved by other experts in that field before publication
- Usually focused on a narrow subject or a single case study
- Intended for an academic audience
- Sometimes called "Scholarly Articles," "Peer-Reviewed Articles," or "Academic Articles."
- EconLit with Full Text This link opens in a new windowArticles, some peer-reviewed, economics research Limited to four users -- please remember to log off.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowFull text in all disciplines of business, including journals (many peer reviewed), market research reports, industry reports, country reports, SWOT analyses, and much more.
Covers: Varies by journal title (many 1965 - present) - IDEAS This link opens in a new windowThis large bibliographic database of Economics literature contains over 3.8 million many of which are viewable or downloadable.
