Research Guides: Interdisciplinary Studies: Journal Databases

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Academic Search Complete -- Classic Interface ending June 2025. This link opens in a new window
***NB: This classic interface of Academic Search Complete will be replaced at the end of June 2025. See Academic Search Complete -- New Interface in the A to Z list.***

Some full text. A multidisciplinary database containing academic journals, peer-reviewed articles, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos.
Dimensions This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive index similar to the citation indexes of Web of Science. Free registration required. Each citation provides a list of its references and a citation count plus a list of citing documents. Limited full text, though there is an open access filter on the left. For more full text and formatted citations, take titles found in Dimensions, log into Google Scholar from the library home page, and search for Dimensions titles there.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) This link opens in a new window
An online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. It covers a wide range of different subjects, including technology, medicine, science, social science, education, history, law, philosophy, and so on.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Some full text. JSTOR (Journal Storage) is a large archive of back issues of journals across a wide range of academic subjects. While it contains much valuable information, it will not usually contain the most up-to-date research.
LENS.ORG
An open access database to discover, analyze, and map global innovation knowledge. Bridging the cultures of scholarly research with invention and industry.
Sage Journals
Some full text. A portal of different journals covering a wide range of subject areas including materials science & engineering, life & biomedical science, health sciences, and social sciences & humanities.
Statista This link opens in a new window
A statistics portal for market and consumer data, integrating statistics from thousands of sources, on topics related to business, media, public policy, health and others. Statistics can be exported in PPT, XLS, PDF, and PNG formats.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science) some full text; Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) some full text; Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) some full text; and SciELO Citation Index (Web of Science) some full text.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Some full text. A database of 1,700 full-text journals from scientific, technical and computer science fields.