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Finding peer-reviewed articles for your literature review
- PsycInfo - APA (EBSCOhost) -- 1806-present This link opens in a new windowA large and comprehensive index of peer-reviewed psychology journals, plus selected book chapters, books, and dissertations, in some cases back to the 1800's. Produced by the American Psychological Association.
- Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, and videos in all subjects.
- Education Research Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowJournals and magazines along with books and conference papers. Coverage dates vary, but a few titles go back to 1975.
- SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sociology, with solid coverage for social work, social psychology, addictions, and criminal justice issues. Full text for journals dating back as far as 1908, with selective text and abstracts for others going back as far as 1895, plus numerous books, conference papers, and other monographs.
- JSTOR - Psychology This link opens in a new windowAccess to scholarly psychology journals through JSTOR which is an online library of journals, academic ebooks, and primary sources.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Use Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles across the Web (this can be a good complement to subscription databases). Note the citation tracking feature. This link includes Eastern Washington University indicators. You will see "Find it @ EWU" in your results, if we have the article full text in one of our databases.
Identifying a topic for your literature review paper
- CQ Researcher -- 1923-present This link opens in a new windowArticles from this magazine; each weekly issue covers one current event or policy topic.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
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Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2016This resource covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including: notable people, theories and terms; landmark case studies and experiments; applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports; and career information.
Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior- This link opens in a new window
Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2004This two-volume set includes more than 200 entries on topics covering all aspects of health and behavior.
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology- This link opens in a new window
Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2006The source addresses culture across a broad spectrum of psychological perspectives and includes topics relevant to social psychology, cognitive psychology, environmental psychology, and cross-cultural psychology.
Encyclopedia of Social Psychology- This link opens in a new window
Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2007The Encyclopedia includes more than 600 entries chosen by a diverse team of experts to comprise an exhaustive list of the most important concepts.
Writing a Literature Review in Psychology
- Writing a literature review - UNC Writing CenterA literature review discusses published information in a particular subject area, and sometimes information in a particular subject area within a certain time period.
- Literature Review help worksheet# 1Literature Review Synthesis Matrix - courtesy of NCSU Tutorial Center
- Literature Review help worksheet# 2Literature review summary sheet - courtesy of Krista Bower Sharpe at WIU Library
APA Publication Manual Style (7th edition)
- Annotated Student Sample Paper (APA Style 7th Edition)The sample paper was published in annotated format in the APA Publication Manual (7th edition).