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Citation Indexes
- Web of Science
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. Includes the Social Sciences Citation Index. - Google Scholar 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
Core Journals in Family Studies
Print holdings are retained for most older volumes for which we don't have full electronic access.
Coordinator (continued by Family Life Coordinator) Vol. 1(1952) - Vol.7 (1958) Online
Family Life Coordinator Vol. 7(1958)- Vol. 23(1974) in print. Vol.17 (1968) - Vol. 28 (1979) Online
Family Relations (continues Family Life Coordinator) Vol. 29 (1980) to present Online
Family Process Vol. 1(1962) to present Online
Journal of Comparative Family Studies Vol. 16 (1985) to present Online
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Vol. 86(1994)- Vol. 100(2008). Vol.89 (1997) to present Online
Journal of Family History Vol. 1(1979)- Vol. 20(1995) and Vol. 24 (1999) to present Online. Intervening years in print.
Journal of Family Issues Vol. 1 (1975) to present Online
Journal of Feminist Family Therapy Vol. 1(1989)- Vol. 20(2008) in print. Vol. 9 (1997) to present Online
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy Vol. 1(1975) to present Online
Marriage and Family Living Vol. 1(1939) - Vol. 25 (1963) Online
Journal of Marriage and the Family (continues Marriage and Family Living) Vol. 26(1964) to present Online
Mediation Quarterly: Journal of the Academy of Family Mediators Vol.1(1983)-Vol.13 (1995) Online. Vol. 17 no3(Spring 2000)- Vol. 18(2001) in print.
Conflict Resolution Quarterly (continues Mediation Quarterly) Vol. 19(2002) to present Online
Print Indexes
Family Index
Ref. HQ 1 F346 Volumes 1(1995) to 4 (1998)
Sage Family Studies Abstracts
Ref. Z 7164 M2 S23 1986 to 2003
Social Sciences Index
Ref. AI 3 S6 1974 to 2005
Frequently used article databases
- SocINDEX 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as 1,390 "selective" coverage journals; links to full-text in Academic Search Premier.
- ERIC ERIC includes journal articles [EJ] as well as books, reports, and other documents [ED]. If an ERIC report is not available online, please check with a librarian. It may be available in microfiche at the Library if the date is prior to 2004.
- PsycINFO 2000 international psychology journals, books, chapters, dissertations indexed/abstracted, links to full-text in ASP & PsychArticles.
- PsycArticles (EBSCO) Full-text from over 70 APA, CPA and associated journals with most coverage beginning in 1985. As well as available in this stand-alone database, full text is also linked from PsycINFO
Multidisciplinary databases relevant to Family Studies
- 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 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) More than 600.000 full text documents are available in PDF formats.
For the last 10 years there are over 5,600 full-text theses on the topic of Families and Family Life. - EBSCO DatabasesEBSCO 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.
- Education Full Text (EBSCO) Selective, full-text scholarly articles published from January 1996 to the current year, including the popular Chronicle of Higher Education. NOTE: Indexing only from 1983 and abstracts only from 1994.
- Gender Studies Database Hundreds of journals indexed/abstracted related to women’s studies, sexual diversity, men’s studies; links to full-text in ASP
- JSTOR A large collection of the most important academic journals in the Arts & Sciences, the Biological Sciences, and the Life Sciences. In most instances the volume run is complete back to the first issue. An important source of full-text for older articles and book reviews.
- LGBT Life index for world literature on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender 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 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 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 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.
- Research Library 4000 journals indexed/abstracted (2800 full-text) in various disciplines.
- SAGE Journals OnlinePeer-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 over 1,700 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 A collection of articles from 922 electronic journals in the humanities and social sciences.
- Wiley Online Library 1,229 full-text multi-disciplinary journals.
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