Library Homepage - Article Search
- Library Homepage - Find ArticlesSearch thousands of journals on multidisciplinary topics. Select the "Articles" search box on the library homepage.
Find Scholarly Articles
- Emerald Insight This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary, full-text, scholarly articles from myriad journals.
- SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
- Full-text peer-reviewed journal articles from 1999-TO THE CURRENT YEAR
- Content covers fields such as Administration & Leadership, Business/Management, Clothing & Textiles, Criminal Justice, Cultures, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food Science, Hospitality, Information Science, Literature, Marketing, Sports, Travel & Tourism
- ScienceDirect JournalsFull-text access to 8 JWU-subscribed e-journals: Business Horizons, Contemporary Educational Psychology, Food Microbiology, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Economics & Business, Journal of Retailing, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice.
- Article SearchSearch thousands of journals on multidisciplinary topics. Select the "Articles" search box on the library homepage.
- Proquest Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new windowOver 1 million full-text dissertations published internationally since 1997
- UMI - Dissertation AbstractsSearch for titles and use the JWU interlibrary loan service to find the full text. Contact Jo Knapp (jknapp@jwu.edu) for assistance.
What is a Scholarly or Peer Reviewed Journal?
Also known as scholarly, refereed, or peer-reviewed journals.
Appearance: Generally have a sober, serious look. May contain graphs and charts, but few glossy pages or photographs. Use scholarly language with vocabulary specific to their profession or field.
Audience: Written for academics and professionals.
Author/Authority: Articles written by researchers or scholars in the field who report the results of original research.
Citations: Articles include footnotes and a list of citations at the end of the article.
Content: Includes scholarly research for a particular profession or industry.
Frequency: Usually published bimonthly or quarterly.
Examples:
APA and MLA Information
Search Tips: Using AND, OR, NOT
Boolean searching is the traditional way to search for information in most online databases and on the Internet. Boolean operators or connector words, such as AND, OR, and NOT, are used to create phrases and concepts based on specific rules of search logic.
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Retrieves records that contain ALL of the search terms. |
| OR |
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Retrieves records that contain ANY of the search terms, but does not necessarily include all of them. |
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Excludes records containing the second search term. |
