Research Guides: American Studies: Finding Journal Articles

Finding Journals Available from SSU

To find out if Salem State has access to a journal, use the Periodicals/E-Book Directory. Type the name of the publication. A list of databases in which the journal appears will come up, along with a link to the catalog if the library has print copies of the journal. You may search for articles published in the journal by clicking on the name of one of the databases. Please note: the dates a journal is included in each database is found to the left of the database name.

Journal Title Search Box

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Databases for American Studies

America: History & Life
One of the main databases for the study of American History, it includes abstracts of scholarly journal articles, books, collections and dissertations on the the history of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present.
JSTOR
Extensive full-text archive of back issues of scholarly journal articles. JSTOR covers many subjects, but you can limit your search to a specific discipline or disciplines. Though the most recent 3 to 5 years of journals are not available in JSTOR, some links are provided to these articles available in Project Muse.
Project Muse
This is a multidisciplinary, full-text collection of recent scholarly journals.
Academic OneFile
A large, multidisciplinary database. Many of the journals are peer-reviewed and available in full-text.
Academic Search Premier
A large, multidisciplinary database of abstracts and full-text articles from scholarly and popular sources.
Oxford Journals Online
An online collection of over 200 online journals published by Oxford University Press.
Proquest Central
This is a huge, multidisciplinary database of mostly full-text articles.
Massachusetts Historical Society Online
Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history.
MLA International Bibliography
Foremost database for the study of language, literature, folklore and linguistics.
Art Abstracts
Art Index Retrospective
American Studies Journals: a directory of worldwide resources
This is a collection of the tables of contents of 50 journals on American Studies published throughout the world. While searching by subject or keyword is not available, one may browse each journal's ariticle titles. There is also a Featured Articles section that lists recent articles of particular interest.
Gale U.S. History in Context
Retrieves a range of sources on a topic, including reference sources, articles from academic journals, magazines and newspapers, primary sources, and images, as well as audio and video clips.

Freely Accessible Online Journals

American Studies Journal
Directory of Open Access Journals
Searching is done journal by journal. Select a journal title and then use keywords to search.
European Journal of American Studies
Online journal published by the European Association for American Studies.
Journal of Transnational American Studies
This is a peer-reviewed online journal devoted to the "interdisciplinary study of American cultures in a transnational context."
The Globalist : the daily online magazine on the global economy, politics and culture