PAID 112 Section 10 - Caton (Spring 2025)
Characteristics of Scholarly Articles
Scholarly articles are academic essays that:
- are written by and for academics and professionals in scholarly language specific to their profession or field
- include footnotes and a list of citations at the end of the article
- appear in academic journals or book-length collections of scholarly essays
Tips: Helpful Limiters
TIP: Limit to Peer Reviewed
Under "Content Type," select "Peer Reviewed" to limit to articles which have been reviewed by peers in the field before accepted for publication.
TIP: Limit to Scholarly
A scholarly article is written by an academic or professional researcher and is published in a scholarly journal. Scholarly articles can present original research or summarize existing research in that scholar's field.
TIP: Full Text
As you're searching databases, you'll want to know if we have access to the full article. You may be able to apply a Full Text filter to your search. Otherwise, look for the words PDF Full Text, Linked Full Text, or View External Full Text - there are a few variations depending on the database. If there's no full text option, look for the phrase Request through Interlibrary Loan.
Recommended databases for your section
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A full-text collection of over 3,400 major scholarly journals and over 100,000 scholarly monographs. The digitized archive includes the first issue published for each journal (some are from 1665 to the present); but excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals. - America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly journal articles, books, and dissertations in the history of U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.
- Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
An excellent starting point for research across a broad stretch of academic subjects with thousands of full-text journals and abstracted and indexed journals. This database is sourced with PDF images for the great majority of journals; many of these PDFs are native (searchable) or scanned-in-color. - Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Full text access is available to over 380 journals and over 13,000 scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences. Managed by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Coverage from 1993 - present.
Recommended journals for browsing (or searching)
- Amerasia JournalThe leading interdisciplinary journal in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies.
- Asian American Law JournalOne of only two U.S. law journals focusing on Asian American communities.
- Journal of Asian American StudiesThe official publication of the Association for Asian American Studies. Explores various aspects of Asian American experiences including research results, public policy concerns, and more.
- Journal of Southeast Asian American Education & AdvancementA free open access, interdisciplinary journal with a frequent focus on Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese American interests.
