Interdisciplinary Periodical Databases
The following general interdisciplinary databases contain only scholarly journals or provide a feature that allows you to limit search results to scholarly or peer-reviewed journals:
- Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, and videos in all subjects.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowBack files of core scholarly journals in the arts, business, humanities, sciences, and social sciences, from the first issue up to 3-5 years ago.
- 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.
Subject-Specific Periodical Databases
The following databases relate either to a specific discipline or encompass several related disciplines. Most provide an option for limiting search results to scholarly or peer-reviewed journals only. Note that not all citations will have full text, but virtually any journal article can be obtained through our libraries given an accurate citation and sufficient time.
- America: History & Life (EBSCOhost) -- 1954-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database for U.S. and Canadian history from prehistory to the present that includes history journals (as far back as 1954) plus book reviews from core history journals and relevant dissertations.
- Biological and Agricultural Index Plus (EBSCOhost) -- 1983-present This link opens in a new windowPopular magazines and scholarly journals on biology and related disciplines, dating back to 1982. About half of the collection focuses on agriculture.
- Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowArticles from periodicals (including peer-reviewed journals) on all aspects of business. Contains books, plus reports, papers and company profiles. Selected titles go back as far as 1886, but most begin in the 1990s.
- CINAHL Ultimate (EBSCOhost) -- 1937-present This link opens in a new windowCINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) indexes journals as far back as 1937 and provides full-text for over 2,300 journals. Also includes books, dissertations, conference proceedings, research instrument descriptions, and evidence-based care sheets.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowScholarly articles, trade publications and more in the fields of communications, mass media and related subjects. Selected core titles are indexed back to the first issue.
- EconLit (EBSCOhost) -- 1969-present This link opens in a new windowIndexes articles on economics issues from journals and magazines, dissertations, books and working papers.
- 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.
- ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center (FirstSearch) -- 1966-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive U.S. Department of Education database, indexing journals and magazines, as well as books, videos, conference papers and technical reports. Links to full text ERIC documents.
- GeoRef (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDatabase for geology and geosciences. Indexes and summarizes relevant articles from journals, books, maps, conference papers, and dissertations back to 1669 for North America and 1933 for the rest of the world.
- GreenFILE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowIndexes journals and magazines (along with selected books, pamphlets and government reports) relating to human impacts on the environment.
- Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAccess to journals, magazines, and more, plus additional indexing. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
- Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) -- 1954-present This link opens in a new windowDatabase for modern (1450 CE to the present) world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from scholarly journals, periodicals, and more.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowBack files of core scholarly journals in the arts, business, humanities, sciences, and social sciences, from the first issue up to 3-5 years ago.
- MathSciNet -- 1940-present This link opens in a new windowAccess to mathematical literature, indexing thousands of journals, books and conference proceedings. Via the American Mathematical Society platform. We also have it via EBSCOhost. If you experience access issues during spring quarter 2020, please email Collection Services at EWU Libraries for assistance.
- MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) -- 1946-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive index to all aspects of medicine, covering journals and some titles include full-text.
- MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost) -- 1923-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database for literature and languages, plus folklore, drama and rhetoric. Indexes over 5,000 journals, plus books and dissertations.
- NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service This link opens in a new windowIndexes criminal justice journals, with selected magazines and videos back to the 1970s. Links full-text government reports from the U.S. Dept. of Justice.
- OT Seeker This link opens in a new windowFree, Australia-based database with abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you in evaluating their validity and interpretability.
- Philosopher's Index with Full Text (EBSCOhost) -- 1940-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database for philosophy, indexing journals, books and anthologies going back as far as 1940.
- Physical Therapy Journals This link opens in a new windowArticles from leading physical therapy journals, including Neurology and Spine.
- 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.
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database for music literature, covering journals, books, dissertations, conference proceedings, etc.
- SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new windowArticles from social science & humanities journals, back to 1999. Indexing only for articles older than 1999 & some journals this library does not subscribe to.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals that are mainly medical or scientific and indexing for additional journals.
- Social Work Abstracts (EBSCOhost) -- 1965-present This link opens in a new windowSelectively indexes journals for articles relating to social work and human services.
- 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.
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sports, fitness, sports medicine, and physical education. Articles from journals and magazines going back to 1985. Also includes selective indexing for around additional journals, plus assorted books and conference proceedings.
- SpringerLink This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals that are mainly scientific and medical back to 1997 with indexing for additional journals, books, and protocols. Includes ebooks in the field of education.
