Guides: Anthropology: Articles & Journals

Frequently used article databases

SocINDEX (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
SocINDEX offers comprehensive coverage of sociology and related areas of study. There are 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as 1,390 "selective" coverage journals; links to full-text in Academic Search Premier.
Anthropological Index Online This link opens in a new window
1450 current journals indexed (holdings of The Anthropology Library at the British Museum; no full-text).
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing, abstracting for over 4,000 full-text journal articles in a wide range of disciplines.
Gender Studies Database (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Combines Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases. Hundreds of journals indexed/abstracted related to women’s studies, sexual diversity, men’s studies; links to full-text in ASP.
ProQuest Databases This link opens in a new window
Collection of all databases provided by Proquest. Databases include: Canadian Newsstand (Atlantic and Major Dailies), CBCA Complete, and our ProQuest ebooks collection.

Multidisciplinary databases

Cambridge University Press Journals (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 380 electronic journals covering all subject areas.
CBCA Complete (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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 education as produced in Canada. Includes 640 full-text 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).
EBSCO Databases This link opens in a new window
Collection of all databases provided by EBSCO. You may select which databases you wish to include in your search. Databases include: Academic Source Premier, AgeLine, Agricola, Humanities International Complete, Business Source Premier, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Medline,and ERIC.
GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.
Indigenous Peoples: North America (Gale) This link opens in a new window
This archive of primary sources includes monograph, manuscript, newspaper, periodical and photograph collections.
JSTOR (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 1,083 of the 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.
LGBTQ+ Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Index for world literature on gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender issues. At present there is a limited full-text component.
Medline (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A sub-set of PubMed; 4,600 biomedical journals indexed/abstracted, with links to full-text in Academic Search Premier.
Periodicals Archive Online (CRKN - ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
Over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Over 15 million citations from MEDLINE and the biomedical and life sciences literature dating back to the 1950's. PubMed includes links to some sites providing full text.
In May 2020 PubMed changed its interface. The Welch Medical Library video reviews the changes and provides a great introduction to searching the database.
SAGE Journals (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 623 peer-reviewed journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning.
Taylor & Francis: Social Sciences and Humanities Collection (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of articles from 1,191 electronic journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Wiley Online Library (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 1,217 full-text multi-disciplinary journals.

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Frequently used article databases

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