Guides: Sociology: Find articles

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Searching article databases - Part 1: Concept Mapping (2 minutes)

Searching article databases - Part 2: Boolean Operators (2 minutes)

Searching article databases - Part 3: Advanced Search Techniques (3 minutes)

Building a Search Strategy

Core Sociology Databases

SocINDEX with full text (EBSCO)
Most extensive coverage of the sociology databases. Go here first and try to take the time to watch the short searching videos at the top of this page.
Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
An authoritative and well-indexed database for locating articles in the field of sociology.

Annual Review of Sociology

Annual Review of Sociology
This is an excellent resource for learning about popular sociology topics. Review articles do not describe original research conducted by the author(s). Instead, they give an overview of a specific subject by examining previously published studies on the topic.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Web of Science Core Collection (All Indexes)
A major multidisciplinary database for the Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, as well as the Sciences. Includes backward and forward citation linking as well as citation counts.

Includes Citation Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present), Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present), Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present), Book Citation Index– Science (2005-present), Book Citation Index– Social Sciences & Humanities (2005-present), Emerging Sources Citation Index (2005-present). Chemical Indexes include: Current Chemical Reactions (1985-present, plus Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle structure data back to 1840), and Index Chemicus (1993-present).
Scopus (Elsevier)
A major multidisciplinary database that includes backward and forward citation linking as well as citation counts.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
A scholarly, multidisciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and others.
CBCA (Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database) (ProQuest)
Multidisciplinary Canadian content. Great for Canada-specific information.
Google Scholar
A simple and powerful way to search scholarly literature across disciplines and sources; includes citation counts.

Additional Databases

Gender Studies Database (EBSCO)
For topics related to gender or sexuality.
PAIS Index (ProQuest)
Does your topic have a political or policy dimension? Check here!
Alternative Press Index (EBSCO)
An international and interdisciplinary index to alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
FRANCIS - Humanities and Social Sciences (CNRS)
A European, multilingual, multidisciplinary database covering journals and other documents in a range of subjects, including sociology.
JSTOR
Retrospective coverage of the core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and basic sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication.
ERIC (EBSCO)
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is a premier database sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, offering access to peer-reviewed and grey literature in education. It includes journal articles, reports, conference papers, and dissertations from 1966 to the present—an essential resource for scholarly inquiry and evidence-based research.

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