Journals are publications that are published on a regular and ongoing basis, for example, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually. They contain a selection of articles in a subject area by different authors. These articles are known as journal articles. Academic journal articles are written by researchers and their articles are reviewed by other experts in the same subject area, in a process called peer-review. Peer-reviewed journal articles are considered to be the best quality journal articles available. Journal articles are the best place to find the most recent research on a topic.
The easiest way to find articles is by using an appropriate database. You can search by subject/keyword, author, title, etc., for details of where articles and papers can be found. Benefits include the ability to search a number of years together; more summaries and abstracts, and often there is direct access to the full-text.
These are some of the most important databases for your subject:
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This link opens in a new windowBusiness, Management and Trade - scholarly and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news.
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IBIS World
Assists in making better business decisions on strategies and revenue generation by gaining an instant understanding of an industry faster & more conveniently than previously possible.
IDS Employment Law Brief - IDS (Incomes Data Services) is an independent research organisation providing information and analysis for the field of employment law. This will take you through to Westlaw where you can access IDS information.
IES Institute of Employment Studies - IES is a leading independent centre for research and evidence-based consultancy. We provide insights on employment and human resource management topics to help improve policy and practice.
UK Data Service - Access an extensive range of key economic and social data, spanning many disciplines and themes. It supports the use of secondary data across the research, learning and teaching communities.
XpertHR - Provides HR professionals with a range of resources to help them reduce risk, remain compliant and adopt good practice in human resources management. Not supported on Internet Explorer, please use alternative browser.
Statista - is an extensive statistics platform covering over 1.5 million data sets (and adding an additional 500 day) with revenue forecasts from 2015 to 2022 on over 400 industries. Data is collected from over 18,000 sources covering over 75,000 different topics.
Google Scholar is a great way of searching for information and is a useful supplement to database searches.
Journals (also known as periodicals or serials) are published on a regular basis (for example, weekly or monthly). Each journal issue contains a number of articles written by different authors. Journals differ in quality and reputation: peer reviewed journals are regarded as being of higher quality. Here are some examples of journals that are available to you to browse online:
Here are some of the Psychology journals available:
Here are some examples of printed journals available that you may find useful:
These are only a few of the titles available. Use FINDit to discover more!
Search the archives of UK national and local newspapers: