LibGuides: Political Science: Finding Articles

Finding Articles

A literature review begins with a search for books using the library catalog. To conduct a more thorough search, including the journal literarture and other source materials, more tools are needed. These sources are especially useful for students of political science.

Annual Review of Political Science (1998 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Article-length reviews of topics in the academic literature in political science.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
A replacement for Web of Science, Scopus indexes content from 24,600 active titles and 5,000 publishers which is rigorously vetted and selected by an independent review board, and uses a rich underlying metadata architecture to connect people, published ideas and institutions.
PAIS Index (1915 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, and selected government publications on political events and topics.
Coverage Dates: 1915 - Present
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database that provides some full text and some citations for thousands of journals. A good starting place for beginning research and quickly finding articles for a variety of topics.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 - Present) This link opens in a new window
The primary research database for political science. Abstracts of scholarly articles, book reviews, and conference papers. Includes coverage of international and comparative politics.
Coverage Dates: 1975 - Present

Other Databases

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (1991 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Research and theory in international affairs compiled by Columbia University Press. Includes working papers from research organizations and nongovernmental organizations, journal articles, books, policy briefs, and conference papers.
Coverage Dates: 1991 - Present
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
This electronic archives of essential academic journals includes several major titles from political science. Current issues of journals are not included in JSTOR, so use the library's Print and E-journals list to locate and access recent articles from major political science journals.
Coverage Dates: 1800 - Varies
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Fulltext database of news, broadcasts, laws, and law review articles.
Coverage Dates: 1980 - Present
National Journal This link opens in a new window
Current news coverage, research, and reference tools for the U.S. Congress, policy, and elections research from National Journal.
Coverage Dates: 1977 - Present
ProQuest Congressional (1789 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Congressional documents, including bills, statues, hearings, reports, and legislative histories.
ProQuest Congressional Hearings This link opens in a new window
The Congressional Hearings Digital Collection, or CHDC, is a collection of published and unpublished hearings held by Congress.
WestLawNext This link opens in a new window
Access to U.S. and international law sources. Access includes: legal encyclopedias, cases, statutes and legislative materials, and law reviews.
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline is a database for law journals, legal history, treaties, and government documents including the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S.

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