WISE Finding Journal Articles

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WISE: Types of journals

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Academic or Scholarly journals

These journals are often peer-reviewed or refereed. An editorial board or subject experts critically analyse draft articles before they are accepted for publication.

Modules

Finding Journal Articles

Using indexes and journal databases

Types of databases

Interpreting database records

Exercise 1

Steps to take when searching for articles

Define the topic

Choose appropriate databases/indexes

Search the databases

Search the Library Catalogue for journals

No results: where to next?

Exercise 2

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