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Citation Indexes

Citation indexes allow you to find articles which have cited other works. You can think of it as a reference list in reverse.
  • Web of Science  
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    A multidisciplinary index with the capability of searching an article's cited references to locate related research. Links are available to selected full-text articles.
  • Google Scholar  
      
      
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    The “Cited by” feature allows you to see details of later articles that have cited the article whose citation appear in the results list of a search
 

Selection of Core Journals at the Mount

American Anthropologist          Vol. 1, 1888 to present (online)

Anthropologica                                        Vol. 1, 1955 to the present (online)

Anthropological Quarterly                    Vol. 1, 1928 to the present (online)

Anthropology & Education Quarterly    Vol. 7, 1976 to the present (online)

Anthropology Today                                 Vol. 1, 1985 to the present (online)

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology     Vol. 1, 1964 to Vol. 44, 2007 (print). Vol. 36, 1999 to Vol. 44, 2007 (online)

Current Anthropology                               Vol. 1, 1959 to the present (online)

Human Organization: Journal of the Society of Applied Anthropology Vol. 24, 1965 to Vol. 67, 2008 (print). Vol. 56, 1997 to the present (online)

Journal of Anthropological Research       Vol. 1, 1973 to Vol. 64, 2008 (online). Vol. 39, 1983 to the present (print).

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute   Vol.1, 1995 to the present (online)

Man: The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute  Vol. 1,1901 to Vol. 29, 1994 (online)

Material Culture Review No. 63, 2006 to No. 72, 2010 (print)

Material History Review No.1, 1976 to No. 62, 2005 (print)

Practicing Anthropology Vol. 15, 1993 to the present (print)

 


 

Frequently used article databases

  • SocINDEX  
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    500 "priority" coverage journals as well as 1,390 "selective" coverage journals; links to full-text in Academic Search Premier
  • Anthropological Index Online  
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    1450 current journals indexed (holdings of The Anthropology Library at the British Museum; no full-text)
  • Academic Search Premier  
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    8000 journals indexed/abstracted (4600 full-text) in various disciplines
  • Research Library  
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    4000 journals indexed/abstracted (2800 full-text) in various disciplines.
  • Gender Studies Database  
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    Hundreds of journals indexed/abstracted related to women’s studies, sexual diversity, men’s studies; links to full-text in ASP
 

Multidisciplinary databases and journal collections relevant to Anthropology

  • Academic Search Premier
    8000 journals indexed/abstracted (4600 full-text) in various disciplines.
  • Cambridge Journals Online
    A collection of 329 electronic journals covering all subject areas.
  • CBCA Complete  
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    With over 4.5 million records and more than 1,680 titles, CBCA Complete is ideal for anyone interested in current events, business, science, the arts, and academic information as produced in Canada. Includes nearly 600 periodicals and daily news sources (over 480 of which are Canadian), plus indexing to an additional 1,100 other titles (over 95% Canadian). Updated daily with full-text content (1985 to present) and bibliographic content (1971 to present).
  • Digital Dissertations & Theses (Proquest)  
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    Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. More than 600,000 full text documents are available in PDF formats.
  • EBSCO Databases
    EBSCO is a company that provides access to a collection of databases, including Ageline, SocIndex, ERIC, etc. You may select one or more database you wish to include in your search.
  • Gender Studies Database
    Hundreds of journals indexed/abstracted related to women’s studies, sexual diversity, men’s studies; links to full-text in ASP
  • GreenFILE  
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    focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.
  • JSTOR  
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    Eight multi-disciplinary and discipline specific collections that includes archives of 1000+ leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
  • LGBT Life  
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    Index for world literature on gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender issues. At present there is a limited full-text component.
  • Medline
    4,600 biomedical journals indexed/abstracted, with links to full-text in Academic Search Premier.
  • PAIS International- Public Affairs Information Service  
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    Government documents, books and 951 journals indexed/abstracted in the fields of politics, economics and social & public policy issues with some full-text links.
  • Periodicals Archive Online  
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    Periodicals Archive Online is a full-text journal archive covering close to 500 titles in the humanities and the social sciences with an emphasis on access to the backfiles of key academic journals.
  • Project Muse  
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    Over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
  • PubMed
    Over 15 million citations for biomedical articles going back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
  • PubMed Central Canada
    PMC Canada offers free access to full-text, peer reviewed health (including nutrition) and life sciences research publications.
  • SAGE Journals Online
    Peer-reviewed journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning
  • Science Direct
    1800 full-text multi-disciplinary journals.
  • Springer LINK
    Articles from 1,692 full-text science journals as well as access to many titles in the Springer E-Book collection. Access to Springer E-Books is also available via the link to MyiLibrary.
  • Taylor & Francis : Social Sciences and Humanities Collection  
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    A collection of 662 electronic journals in the humanities and social sciences.
  • Wiley Online Library  
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    1,229 full-text multi-disciplinary journals.

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