LibGuides: Social Work Courses & Research: Find scholarly research

Journal Articles from Social Work & Related DIsciplines

SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Abstracts for 2 million records and full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text for more than 830 books and monographs, and full text for over 16,800 conference papers.

Relevant Articles from Additional & Related Databases

Additional library subscription databases that cover topics highly relevant to Social Work include:

ProQuest One Academic This link opens in a new window
Extensive collection of journals, ebooks, dissertations, news, video and primary sources from 1970 to the present. Includes ProQuest Central, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Academic Complete, and Academic Video Online.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text education journals and scholarly articles relating to all areas from early childhood to higher education.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Scholarly coverage of medical topics. Includes AHFS Consumer Medication Information on drug patient education. Some full-text.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary full-text academic journals, books, and primary sources (usually excludes the past 2-5 years).
PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
Articles about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health topics dealing with traumatic events.
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/ptsdpubs/search_ptsdpubs.asp
Political Science Database This link opens in a new window
Journals, doctoral dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, country profiles, news and more, most in full-text.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. This database provides access to scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations. For full-text, it links to PsycARTICLES.

Is a Journal Scholarly?

Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
Not sure whether a journal is peer-reviewed? Search for the journal's title in Ulrichsweb. If it has a "referee's jersey" icon next to it, that journal is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal.

NOTE: not all content in scholarly journals is peer-reviewed. This includes book reviews, editorials, and similar items.

Open Access Journals

Social Work Liaison's Toolkit: Open Access (Free) Journals and More
Open Access refers to journals and scholarly information available digitally for free on the Internet with no licensing or copyright restrictions.

After leaving the educational setting, many social workers find that their access to research literature is severely diminished. Access to research is a key component to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice.