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What is a Scholarly Journal Article?
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What is a scholarly article?
Academic Writer - APA learning platform
- APA's Academic Writer This link opens in a new windowAcademic Writer is APA's complete digital environment for teaching, learning, and writing academic papers in APA citation style.
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Find peer-reviewed articles in Psychology databases
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowIndexes articles and analyzes citations from 20,000+ journals in the sciences and social sciences back to 1970, though some are as far back as 1788. Search this database in lieu of Web of Science.
- 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. Remember not everything in Google Scholar is peer-reviewed.
Find books, eBooks, book chapters, encyclopedia articles
- EWU Library CatalogThe EWU Library Catalog gives you access to search for books, eBooks, videos, and other physical resources available at the EWU Libraries and Summit Libraries. Summit is a partnership of academic libraries in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Sign in for request options. Also, find journal articles from selected EWU Libraries databases and open access content.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowScholarly encyclopedias and reference works on a wide variety of topics in social sciences. Formerly named Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).
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).
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Encyclopedia & Reference eBooks
Psychologists and Their Theories for StudentsCall Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2005Vol. 1. Ainsworth, Mary D. Salter -- Anastasi, Anne -- Bandura, Albert -- Beck, Aaron Temkin -- Binet, Alfred -- Clark, Kenneth Bancroft -- Freud, Sigmund Schlomo -- Horney, Karen Clementine -- Jung, Carl Gustaf -- Kelly, George Alexander -- Kohlberg, Lawrence -- Vol. 2. Lewin, Kurt -- Maslow, Abraham H -- Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich -- Piaget, Jean -- Rogers, Carl Ransom -- Skinner, Burrhus Frederic -- Wertheimer, Max -- Wundt, Wilhelm Max -- Yerkes, Robert Mearns.
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 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.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender by - This link opens in a new window
Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2017The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender is an innovative exploration of the intersection of gender and psychology--topics that resonate across disciplines and inform our everyday lives.
