Selected List of Communication Studies Journals
Boolean Searching using connectors AND, OR, and NOT.
Communication and Mass Media Complete, 1915 to date.
Provides indexing and abstracting of articles in several hundred journals in the fields of human communication and mass media, including the fulltext of articles from over 240 journals, including most years of all the journals from the National Communication Association.
PsycInfo, 1872 to date.
Indexes over 2,000 journals in psychology and related disciplines, including most aspects of communication. Also indexed are some books and dissertations. Use this especially for articles on communication theories.
(Limit to "refereed" or "peer reviewed" in these databases)
When searching for communication theories or models, click on Advanced Search (tab across the top). Choose "Citation and Document Text" from the drop down menu and type your theory. To limit a search to some of the main/core communication journals, choose Advanced Search from the tabs across the top. Type Communication in one of the boxes and choose Publication Title from the drop-down menu.
Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) Plus
This database is a single database from InfoTrac covering a few thousand popular magazines and scholarly journals in all subject areas, including all areas of communication.
Choose the following three databases by clicking in the boxes beside them: Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, and MasterFILE Fulltext. These databases index a few thousand popular magazines and scholarly journals in all subject areas, including interpersonal communication, organizational communication, political communication, small group communication and related areas.
For additional databases, use the complete list of Communication Studies Databases.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Indicates whether or not a particular journal is scholarly. (refereed or peer-reviewed)
UNCG's APA Style Quick Reference
APA's website for citing electronic formats
How to Find Articles in Scholarly Resources
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