LibGuides: Senior Research and Composition: Biographical Research Project: Journal Articles & Taft Subscription Databases

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 This link opens in a new window
Gale’s premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.

Academic Search Complete

Ebsco's largest periodicals database provides full text access to thousands of journals in all disciplines. NOTE:Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
JSTOR

Extensive backfiles of full-text scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and sciences, many dating back to the 19th century. Also contains a 19th century British pamphlet collection and ebook content. NOTE:Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.

If you have any questions, see
Mr. Padgett, Ms. Taylor, or Mr. Previti

OR email us at

spadgett@taftschool.org

taylorp@taftschool.org

rpreviti@taftschool.org

We're here to help!

These Databases Also Contain Journal Articles

Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
The world's oldest encyclopedia digitized for the 21st century! To limit results to journal articles, select "Journals/Periodicals" beneath the search field at the top of the homepage.To cite: choose Database and Journal.

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

Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of reference sources, primary documents, periodicals, maps and multimedia.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: World History This link opens in a new window
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 = an article found in a Taft Subscription Database such as Academic Search Complete.
- You can export citations from many of our databases. Look for the next to the database name.
If you cannot export the citation, go to NoodleTools, choose Database and then Journal.
- 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, Citable Link.
Website = a full-text journal article found through a search engine such as Google.
Print or In Hand = a print journal found in the library's Reading Room.

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

A journal article citation has 2 parts:

information about the article you used: author, title of article, and page numbers if available.
information about the journal as a whole: title of the journal, volume and issue numbers, and date of publication.

If you have any questions about citing journal articles,

see (or email) Mr. Padgett, Ms. Taylor, or Mr. Previti.

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Senior Research and Composition: Biographical Research Project: Journal Articles & Taft Subscription Databases