Research Guides: Environmental Studies 206: Scholarly

About Scholarly Journal Articles

Scholarly journal articles

Are written by academics and researchers for experts in their field
Share results of research, debate issues, and/or analyze and interpret information in the subject area
Cite sources in a bibliography and/or footnotes/endnotes

Example of a Scholarly Journal

Environmental Politics
"Provides a forum for the publication of original research into, and discussion and analysis of, the diverse theoretical and empirical aspects of environmental politics."

Interdisciplinary Article Databases

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1980-Present
Provides access to academic, newspaper, and trade publication articles on business, such as company information, profits, labor relations, and trade issues.
Academic OneFile Select (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1980-Present
Includes articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals. Multidisciplinary coverage. Good place to start a research project.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1900-Present
Searches the scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Includes a cited reference search to find articles that have cited a work.

Gender & Race Article Databases

Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1992-Present
Includes "gray literature" like government pamphlets and NGO reports, and scholarly journal articles. Start here for international topics- you can limit by country or state.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1970-Present
Includes newspaper and magazine articles, as well as reviews and scholarly journal articles. Start here if you have a pop culture topic.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1990-Present
Includes full text of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press in the United States. Coverage is national and regional.

Relevant Journals you might want to peruse

All About Peer Review

Peer review is the process in which scholarly works are evaluated by experts in the field before publication. Watch the video for more information.

Finding Peer Reviewed Articles

Look for the Peer Reviewed symbol (circled in green above), located below an article title on your results list.

You can also filter results for Peer-reviewed journals and articles by using the "Peer-reviewed Journals" filter, located under the "Tweak my results" menu (above image). Just be sure to hit the green "apply filters" button at the bottom of the page after selecting!

Environment & Science Article Databases

Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1960-Present
Covers agriculture and environmental science. Includes scholarly and trade journals, conference papers reports, wire feeds, working papers, and more.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Covers topics such as climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, in scholarly, government and general-interest titles.

International Policy Article Databases

PAIS International This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1915-Present
Includes brief information about articles, books, websites, and government documents that cover global public policy, social issues, and the social sciences.
International Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Publication Dates: 1951-Present
Provides brief summaries of scholarly journal articles and books on foreign policy, international politics, political theory, and government institutions.