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Sociology Library Guide

Explore this Library Guide to find peer reviewed research, Census Bureau statistics, reference sources, streaming videos, and more.

Databases

Full-text, academic research-based articles are available from these databases.

Guide to Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles
What is a "peer-reviewed article" and how do you find one? This guide walks you through a search in EBSCO. You'll be able to use the same search strategy in other databases.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
A multi-disciplinary scholarly database containing full-text articles from nearly 4000 peer-reviewed journals covering many disciplines such as computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more.
PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)
From the American Psychological Association (APA), the definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.
Humanities Full Text (H.W.Wilson-EBSCO)
Articles from scholarly journals and specialized magazines
ProQuest Research Library
Full-text peer-reviewed articles from a broad range of academic subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
ScienceDirect
Hundreds of unique scholarly medical, health, and life science journals from Elsevier. For full-text articles, select "Subscribed Journals" from the drop-down Source list.
Social Sciences Full Text (EBSCO)
Provides sources covering a wide array of subjects, including addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies and more.

Open Access Journals

Directory of Open Access Journals
Free, full-text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

Use Google Scholar

Use Google Scholar to find journal articles. Some articles may be available in full-text. See your Librarian for help in locating those that are not.

Edit your Google Scholar Settings to also retrieve articles available through the Ivy Tech Library databases. Links in the the right-hand column of your search results will indicate articles available through the Ivy Tech Library