LibGuides: Social Work Courses & Research: Find scholarly research

Journal Articles from Social Work & Related DIsciplines

SocINDEX with Full Text
Abstracts and some full-text for sociology and social work journal articles, books, and conference papers.

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

ProQuest Central
Multidisciplinary, mostly full-text database of newspaper, scholarly, and trade articles.
Education Research Complete
Full-text education journals and scholarly articles relating to all areas from early childhood to higher education.
ERIC
Provides access to educational literature from journals and documents. It is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Scholarly coverage of medical topics. Includes AHFS Consumer Medication Information on drug patient education. Some full-text.
JSTOR
Multidisciplinary full-text academic journals, books, and primary sources (usually excludes the past 2-5 years).
PILOTS (Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress)
Articles about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health topics dealing with traumatic events.
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly sources in the humanities and social sciences.
PsycINFO
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.

Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory
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.

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.