Research Guides: POLS 311: Contemporary Issues in Public Policy: Scholarly and Other Databases

Scholarly and Other Databases

Academic Search Complete
A good place to start searching for peer-reviewed articles.
CQ Press Political Reference Suite
CQ Researcher (1923-present)
Contains reports about current and controversial issues. Excellent for finding overviews, pros/cons and lists of key resources.
Nexis Uni
(Formerly LexisNexis Academic) Provides content from US and international magazines, journals, newspapers, television and radio broadcasts dating back mostly from the 1990s with some content from the 1970s. Also includes legal research sources and business information for US and international companies.
PAIS Index 1915+
PAIS covers public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations.
ProQuest Congressional (1789-present)
Comprehensive index to the U.S. Congress. Provides full-text of congressional publications including bills, laws, hearings, transcripts, regulations, political news, and analytical reports. Formerly called: LexisNexis Congressional
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975-present)
International index of journals in political science. Includes international relations, law, public administration and public policy.

USC's What is Scholarly vs. Popular?
UNC's Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
Ulrich's
Use Ulrich's to determine if an article is from a peer-review journal. First, type the journal name in the search bar, and select it from the results. Then, look in the Basic Description table for the Refereed and Content Type sections to determine whether a journal is scholarly and/or peer-reviewed. (Ulrich's uses the term refereed, which is the same as peer-reviewed.)