LibGuides: POSC 325: Political Analysis: Article Searching

Spartan Search: Articles

Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, & MasterFILE Complete

Google Scholar | A-Z List of Databases

Political Science Databases

Academic Search Complete* This link opens in a new window
This multi-disciplinary, full-text database provides full-text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study as well as nearly 4,000 full-text scholarly publications.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text of hundreds of scholarly journals in all disciplines dating back to the 1700s. Now includes former Artstor cross-disciplinary collection of over 2 million images.
Military & Government Collection* This link opens in a new window
Current news, along with periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to all branches of the military and government. Includes full text for nearly 300 titles and indexing and abstracts for 400 more.

Political Science Journal Titles

American Journal of Political Science
The official publication of the Midwest Political Science Association. A general review open to all areas of the discipline of political science.
American Political Science Review
Features research from all fields of political science and contains an extensive book review section of the discipline.
British Journal of Political Science
The British Journal of Political Science is a broadly based journal aiming to cover developments across a wide range of countries and specialisms.
Comparative Politics
Comparative Politics is an international journal that publishes scholarly articles devoted to the comparative analysis of political institutions and behavior.
Journal of Peace Research
Journal of Peace Research is the premier journal in the field, publishing scholarly work in peace research concentrating on the causes of violence, methods of conflict resolution and ways of sustaining peace.
Political Behavior
Provides a forum for the interdisciplinary study of groups and individuals as they interact in and with the political process.
Political Science Quarterly
A nonpartisan journal devoted to the study of contemporary and historical aspects of government, politics and international affairs.
PS: Political Science and Politics
The journal provides coverage of the broad range of observations and information about the discipline.

Additional political science journals can be found at THIS LINK from the American Political Science Association (APSA).

Statistics Resource

VassarStats: Website for Statistical Computation
A tool for performing statistical computation. Each of the links in white text in the panel on the left will show an annotated list of the statistical procedures available under that rubric. The «Site Map» display below will show a complete list of all available items.

How to Read a Social Science Journal Article

How to Read [And Understand] a Social Science Journal Article
Designed to help you read and understand articles within the social sciences. Once you understand the structure of each article, knowing where to look for important information and understanding the content becomes much easier.

Reading a Scholarly Article

Scholarly Vs. Popular Research

Off-Campus Access

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