Library & Cultural Services: Politics: Journal Articles

Journal Articles

The databases listed below are good sources of academic journal articles in Political Science & related topics.

Using them (rather than Web sources) will greatly improve your chances of producing high quality work.

Also useful are review articles, which summarise research on a topic. Look out for these, or try adding keywords like "review" in your searches. Many journals produce them, and some specialise in this area, notably the Annual Reviews series of publications. We subscribe to the social sciences collection, which includes the Annual Review of Political Science.

Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core is the platform for academic content from Cambridge University Press. As of 2021, we have signed up to a read and publish agreement with Cambridge. This provides us with access to over 400 journals while also offering our researchers open access (OA) publishing in Cambridge journals at no cost to the individual. . Additionally, all available ebook titles on the Cambridge Core platform are listed in library search.
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JSTOR
Provides a full-text archive of selected journals, starting with the very first issues, many of which were published as far back as the nineteenth century. The Library subscribes to the following collections: the Arts & Sciences Collections I-XIII; XV, Life Sciences Collection and19th Century British Pamphlets (which comprise seven individual collections held in universities within the United Kingdom). N.B. All titles previously found in JSTOR business collections I & II are now included in JSTOR Arts and Sciences I-X. The Library also subscribes to the current content of 27 journals through JSTOR, including some University of California Press titles.
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SAGE journals online
Access through SAGE Journals Online to full-text journal articles published in over 650 SAGE journals. Coverage is particularly strong in the following areas: Sociology, Politics, Psychology, Health, Education, Business & Management, Linguistics.
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SCOPUS
Scopus is the largest abstract & citation database of peer-reviewed literature. It offers excellent search functionality and the citation facility assists in identifying key papers & leading authors, and in extending your search to discover other relevant literature
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Taylor and Francis Online (e-journal platform)
Gateway for works published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press, American Statistical Association and Informa Healthcare. All individual Taylor and Francis Online titles are indexed in the Library catalogue and can be found using the title search.
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Wiley Online Library
Wiley are a major publisher in the social sciences, and we now have access to all current Wiley journals. Access dates vary, but are often from 1997- onwards
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Other sources that could be useful:

International Political Science Abstracts - this journal summarises articles published in academic journals. It's published every two months by the International Political Science Association. You can search by keyword on the publisher website to find details of relevant articles on a topic. You can also sign up for alerts when each new issue is published.