LibGuides: Political Science: Articles

Databases - best bets

These databases have a high concentration of journals and articles about political science, and are particularly good sources of scholarly articles in the discipline.

PAIS International
Description: Key database for the field of political science and public policy issues. Includes PAIS Archives 1914-1976.
Time Period: 1914 to present
Sources: Indexes more than 3,800 journals.
Subject Headings: History, Law, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Social Sciences (Political Science)
Primary Materials: Journal Articles
ProQuest Congressional
Description: Key database for information by and about the United States Congress. Includes full text of bills, laws, regulations, the Federal Register, the U.S. Code, and many other congressional publications. Other features include extensive information about members of congress, the bills they sponsored, how they voted, and financial disclosures.
Time Period: 1789 to present
Primary Materials: Citations, Legal Materials, Maps, Report
Subject Headings: Law, Social Sciences
Military & Government Collection
Description: Military & Government Collection offers journal articles and current news about all branches of the military and includes military titles, trade publications, and news weeklies. More than 200 peer reviewed journals are indexed, 120 of which are in full text.
Time Period: 1956 to present
Sources: Indexes more than 400 journals and magazines and provides full text for 265.
Subject Headings: History, Mobile, Social Sciences
Primary Materials: Government Documents, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, Trade Publications
Public Administration Abstracts
Description: Public Administration Abstracts covers essential areas related to public administration, including public administration research, public administration theory, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, such as: Journal of Public Economics, Public Administration, Public Administration Review.
Time Period: 1964 to present
Sources: Indexes more than 200 titles.
Subject Headings: Social Sciences
Primary Materials: Journal Articles
RAND's Publication Database
Description: The Rand Publication Database contains research reports from the conservative think tank. RAND documents cover almost any topic which can affect public policy. Not all publications are free.
Time Period: 1946 to present
Sources: Contains more than 20,000 publications.
Subject Headings: Social Sciences (General)
Primary Materials: Reports

Databases - try also

These multi-topic databases cover mix of subjects and academic disciplines. They features some journals and articles about political science.

Academic Search Complete
Description: Good database for most research topics and contains lots of full text and peer reviewed articles.
Time Period: 1909 to present
Sources: Indexes nearly 20,000 Academic and peer reviewed journals and magazines and provides full text for more than 5,700.
Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Music, News, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology
Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Images, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Reviews
JSTOR
Description: JSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.

Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.

Time Period: 19th century to present
Sources: Provides the full text for approximately 2,000 journals.
Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology
Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Reviews
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Description: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) allows you to see who has cited who/ what in any of the most cited 3,000 journals in the social sciences. It also allows you to search for articles on topics.
Time Period: 1956 to present
Sources: 1
Subject Headings: Education, English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Law, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Social Sciences
Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations
Nexis Uni
Description: Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states. Also contains legal resources for Canada and the EU.
Time Period: 18th century to present
Sources: Searches more than 15,000 sources.
Subject Headings: Business, General, Law, News, Social Sciences
Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Report, Transcripts