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Journal Articles

What are Journals and Journal Articles?

A journal (also known as an academic journal or scholarly journal) is essentially a collection of peer-reviewed research papers written by scholars for scholars. These articles are often long, but they are much shorter than books. Like your research paper, these articles will contain notes (either footnotes or endnotes) and a bibliography of resources including other journal articles, books / monographs, and web resources.

Tips for reading a journal article:

Read the abstract if provided. The abstract will summarize the contents of the paper.
Read the introductory paragraph; it will include the author's thesis statement.
Read the first sentence of each subsequent paragraph. This will help you identify the most relevant parts of the article.
Read the conclusion.
Skim the bibliography to identify additional resources for your research paper.

Journal Article Databases

Academic OneFile
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from leading journals and reference sources. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Academic Search Complete
Ebsco's largest periodicals database provides access to thousands of magazines and journals in all disciplines. Limit your search to Full Text and Document Type: Article when looking for articles. Refine your results further by using the additional limiters in the left sidebar of your search results page. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
JSTOR
Access full-text content from scholarly journals in more than 50 disciplines, some dating back into the 19th century and many which are peer-reviewed. It also contains several primary source collections including 19th Century British Pamphlets and over 100,000 ebooks. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.

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These Databases Also Contain Journal Articles

Britannica Academic
The world's oldest encyclopedia updated and digitized for the 21st century! To find journal articles on your topic, select Journals/Periodicals below the main search field on the database homepage. To cite a reference article, choose Database: Original Content in Database.

The following Gale databases also contain journal articles. Just look for "Academic Journals" in the blue menu bar beneath the introductory article.

Gale in Context: Biography
More than 650,000 biographies from Gale's vast reference collection as well as related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: Global Issues
Integrating news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, and statistics, Global Issues has more than 6,000 viewpoint commentaries providing background and guidance on topics of global concern. Global Issues can be searched together with Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints. Use the following link to view an online tutorial: https://support.gale.com/training/videos/gic NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints, covering today's hottest social issues, is a rich resource for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Opposing Viewpoints is cross-searchable with Gale In Context: Global Issues. Use the following link to view an online tutorial: https://support.gale.com/training/videos/ovic NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: Science
Topic overviews, experiments, biographies, and links to quality websites, as well as coverage of the latest scientific developments in over 200 magazines and academic journals. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: U.S. History
Comprehensive collection of reference sources, primary documents, periodicals, maps and multimedia. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: World History
Comprehensive collection of reference sources, primary documents, periodicals, maps and multimedia. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.

For additional databases containing journal articles, click here: Taft Online Subscription Databases: Journal Articles.

Tips for Citing Journal Articles in NoodleTools

PLEASE NOTE: Do not copy and paste complete citations from electronic sources. NoodleTools cannot generate footnotes from copied and pasted citations.

Citations may be directly exported to NoodleTools from the following journal databases:

Academic OneFile
Academic Search Complete
JSTOR

To cite a Journal article, first choose the NoodleTools option that best describes where you found it:

Database = a Taft Subscription Database such as Academic Search Complete or JSTOR.
- You must provide the permanent URL for your source. Look for any of the following on the page: permalink, persistent link, stable link, durable link, "Get link", Cite, or Citable Link.
Website = a full-text journal article found through a search engine such as Google.
Print or In Hand = a journal found in the library's Reading Room.

Next you will choose what type of source you are citing. In this case, Journal.

Most likely you found your article in one of the online databases. For your citation you will enter:

Information about the article itself: author, full title, and page numbers of the article.
Information about the journal: Name of journal, volume and issue number (if given), date of issue.

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Senior Research and Composition: History's "Great" Events: Journal Articles & Taft Subscription Databases

Journal Articles

Journal Article Databases