Finding Articles

These databases have published articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals. They are a good place to begin your research.

Recommended databases

EBSCOhost: A starting point for full-text articles on current events and issues, as well as business, science, technology, medicine, the arts, literature and other subjects.
Gale: A starting point for full-text articles on current events and issues, as well as science, technology, medicine, the arts, literature and other subjects.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Pro and con opinion essays on current social issues.
SIRS Knowledge Source: News and magazine articles on current events and social issues. Great for finding pro and con articles.

Other recommendations

Research Guides: These guides, created by PCC Librarians, provide recommended databases for a specific subject area.
Databases A-Z: Includes a complete list of PCC Library databases.
Tutorials and Handouts: These tutorials and handouts have been created by PCC Librarians and are organized by the steps in the research process.

What is a Peer-Reviewed Article?

Many, but not all, academic journals are peer-reviewed. According to the Random House Dictionary, peer review is the "evaluation of a person's work or performance by a group of people in the same occupation, profession, or industry." A peer-reviewed journal publishes articles which have been independently evaluated by experts (peers) in the field.

Find out more by taking a look at What is a Peer Reviewed Article.

These databases have published articles from scholarly journals.

Recommended databases

Academic One File: [limit to peer-reviewed by checking the "to peer-reviewed publications" box]
Gale. A starting point for peer-reviewed, full-text articles in the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
Academic Search Premier: [limit to peer-reviewed by checking the "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" box in Advanced Search]
EBSCOhost. Full text for more than 4,500 scholarly social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. 3,700+ are peer-reviewed.
JSTOR: Full text of over 1000 scholarly journals in the arts and sciences, from their earliest issues up to 3-5 years ago. Does not include current issues of the journals. A video tutorial on how to search JSTOR is available.
PsycINFO: EBSCOhost. Start here if you are looking for scholarly (peer-reviewed) psychology articles. PsycINFO is the single most comprehensive psychology article collection. Full-text articles from PsycARTICLES are included here.
Science Direct: Full text for over 890 peer reviewed health and life sciences journals. View Science Direct handout [pdf].

Other recommendations

Research Guides: These guides, created by PCC Librarians, provide recommended databases for a specific subject area.
Databases A-Z: Includes a complete list of PCC Library databases.
Google Scholar: Learn how to set your preferences to see resources from PCC Library in Google Scholar.

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