Subject Guide
APA Citations
Need help with APA Citation Style guidelines? Check out these two great resources:
Citation Styles Guide - Created by ASU Librarians to provide you with information on when to cite a source and citation style specifics.
OWL at Purdue - An APA formatting and Style Guide from the writing lab at Purdue University.
Helpful Tutorials
These very short videos will demonstrate how to use keywords to perform a basic search in these databases.
Search Specific Journals
Want to search or browse a specific journal? Use one of the links below to browse through issues or search on a specific topic.
Finding Articles
Looking for scholarly articles for your research paper? Here are research databases that will have articles on your topics:
SocIndex: A social sciences research database,offers in-depth coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
Academic Search Premier: Covers a wide range of academic subjects. Features full text for selected journals, abstracts and indexing for over 3,600 scholarly journals.
Sociological Abstracts: Covers theoretical & applied sociology, social science, & policy science. Includes sociological aspects of anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, family studies, health, racial interactions, social psychology, social work, urban studies, etc.
Social Sciences Citation Index: Provides access to current bibliographic information and cited references, covering more than 1,700 of the world's leading social sciences journals in a broad range of disciplines.
Social Sciences Full Text: Covers concepts, theories, and methodologies in all areas of the social sciences. Subjects covered include anthropology, criminology, economics, law, geography, policy studies, psychology, sociology, social work, and urban studies.
