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Use the databases below to find articles related to your policy issue. All of them provide access to peer reviewed articles. See notes for details.
Tips: Use the articles mentioned in the literature review in a relevant article you find to identify other relevant articles. Also many databases have a "Cited by" feature which will show you which articles within the database cite the article you are looking at.
Do a keyword search to find articles on your topic. According to JSTOR nearly all of their journals are peer reviewed. Keep in mind that some of the content is much older than today's standard peer-review process. Using quotes around phrases may help you create a shorter, more relevant results list.
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. 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 Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Full Text, Citations MultiLink: Print Equivalent: None Publisher: JSTOR Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
This database indexes prestigious journals in the field of Political Science and other social sciences. Search using keywords related to your topic, putting phrases around quotes. You can refine your results list using the "Web of Science Categories" limit in the left column of the results list. One of the core requirements for inclusion in the Social Science Citation Index is that the journal is peer reviewed.
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 Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations Information Included: Abstracts, Citations MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: Social Sciences Citation Index Publisher: Thomson Scientific Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Academic Search Complete indexes hundreds of Public Policy journals and includes the full text to many. The database has a peer review limit in the left column of the results list as well as the "Times Cited in this Database" feature.
Description: Good database for most research topics and contains lots of full text, peer reviewed articles. More than 16,000 of the journal titles indexed are peer reviewed and almost all of the full text is. Provides searchable cited references for more than 1,000 journal titles so you can easily see what sources a given article cites. Time Period: 1911 to present Sources: Indexes nearly 18,000 journals and magazine and provides full text for more than 8,700. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, News, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Images, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Reviews Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
PAIS International is a public policy database that indexes a variety of content including peer reviewed journals. Do a search using keywords that describe your topic. There should be a peer review limit in the left column of the results list. Use quotes around phrases.
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) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles Information Included:Abstracts, Citations, Full Text MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
CQ Weekly covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering in-depth reports on congressional issues, plus a complete wrap up of the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. Only cover 1983 to 2015.
Description: CQ Weekly covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering in-depth reports on congressional issues, plus a complete wrap up of the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. Time Period: 1983 to 2015 Sources: Subject Headings: Business, Education, General, Health, Law, News, Science, Social Sciences, Technology (Legislative News) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Magazine Articles, News, Report Information Included: Full Text, Citations MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Congressional Quarterly Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
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.
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 Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Report, Transcripts Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Lexis Nexis Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
This title, also known as "CQ... almanac plus" and "Congressional Quarterly Almanac," can be helpful in determining the history of a policy. Using the index in the back of each volume, you can find where your policy topic is mentioned.
The link above goes to a OneSearch results list with links to each iteration of the title. The title of the most recent volumes is "CQ Almanac." This includes the years 2007-2010.
The Congressional Research Service Reports database contains taxpayer funded reports by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), which is the non partisan public policy research arm of Congress. The reports were intended to inform Congress on a variety of topics and are in the public domain, yet have not been made available to the public by the CRS. Note: This site is not affiliated with Congressional Research Service. The reports is compiled are hosted as a public service by the Government Documents Department at the UNT Libraries.
Description: The Congressional Research Service Reports database is one of the collections of the University of North Texas Digital Library. It contains taxpayer funded reports by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), which is the public policy research arm of Congress. The reports were intended to inform Congress on a variety of topics and are in the public domain, yet have not been made available to the public by the CRS. Note: This site is not affiliated with Congressional Research Service. The information is compiled and made available as a public service by the Government Documents Department at the UNT Libraries. Time Period: Current Sources: Contains more than 15,000 Congressional Research Service Reports. Subject Headings: Law, Social Sciences (Congressional Research Service Reports) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Report Information Included: Full Text MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: University of North Texas Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Same type of reports as above but arranged by broad subject category. This arrangement might be helpful at the topic selection stage of your assignment too.