Research Guides: SLWK 601: Human Behavior in Social Environment: Find Scholarly Articles

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Most databases and resources used in research do not function like the search engines we're used to in our daily life. Use the following tips to create your searches, but if you're not finding what you need, don't hesitate to ask your librarian, Kelsey Cheshire.

Best Bets for Peer-Reviewed Social Work Articles

Social Work Abstracts
Indexing and abstracts for journals dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service, and social issues and problems. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
Social Services Abstracts
Bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Abstracts and indexes serials, journal articles, dissertations, and more.

Interdisciplinary Databases for Peer-reviewed Literature

PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts)
American Psychological Association database of abstracts for psychological literature. Includes journals, dissertations, reports, book chapters, and other scholarly documents.
Sociological Abstracts
Indexes international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes Social Services Abstracts, providing bibliographic coverage of current research in social work, human services, and other areas.
Family Studies Abstracts
Covers marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other aspects of family studies.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Full-text, peer-reviewed sociology journals covering gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, racial studies, religion, and social work, among many other subject areas.
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
Index and abstracts of international journals covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations, and education.
LGBTQ + Source
Indexing, abstracts, and select full text for international scholarly and popular publications on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues, with historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, and newspapers.
Race Relations Abstracts
Summaries of academic journals, books, periodicals, and newspapers in ethnic and racial studies. Covers discrimination, immigration studies, ideology, community relations, radicalism, economics, cultural identity, and pressure groups.
Women's Studies International
Bibliographic database for women's studies and feminist research, providing indexing and abstracts for publications in many disciplines including sociology, history, international relations, and humanities.
Violence and Abuse Abstracts
Covers family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and many other related areas.
Education Research Complete
Comprehensive collection of full-text education journals covering health education, multilingual education, testing, curriculum instruction, administration and all levels of education from early childhood to higher education.