When looking for academic journal articles you can use the 'everything' search in Library Search or search directly in the databases below, which we’ve selected as being most relevant to your subject area.
Databases are the best place to find academic journal articles as they offer advanced search tools, metric data, and export options for referencing. These databases also often provide access to information types such as conference papers, book chapters, review articles, trade magazines, and more. BrowZine can also be used to explore e-journal titles in your subject.
While most of our collection is now available digitally, some titles may only be accessible in print. You can find these journal titles using an ‘everything except articles’ search in Library Search.
You’ll also find links to essential reading for your programme in your module reading lists on Canvas.
Key Databases and E-journal Collections
Databases will either provide you with the full text of the journal or they will give you the bibliographic details of an article. Where full text is not available, look for the
link and follow this to see if we have the full text available via Library Search.
Subject databases
Subject databases are tailored to particular subject areas. They tend to use precise terminology relating to the subject area, making searches more accurate, and can include subject specific tools and features.
- Business Source UltimateBusiness Source Ultimate is a full text database providing peer reviewed journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business. It includes company profiles, business cases, SWOT analyses and industry and market reports.
- Emerald Emerging Markets Case StudiesThis collection features peer-reviewed case studies and teaching notes that cover various business-related subjects. The case studies provide practical insights into real-world situations, allowing students to engage in discussions about business challenges and improve their critical thinking skills. The focus is on decision-making and managerial development in emerging markets across Asia, Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.
- Emerald Management Ejournals This link opens in a new windowIncludes marketing and management titles published by Emerald, along with a selection of the world's leading management and business journals sourced from Emerald Management Reviews. It covers topics such as international business, human resource management, and organisational management.
- FAME This link opens in a new windowFAME provides company accounts, activities and ownership information for 1.9 million UK and Irish companies.
- Fortune magazine archiveA comprehensive collection of the long-running business magazine, featuring every issue from its launch in February 1930 through December 2000. This archive is a valuable resource for researchers interested in 20th-century current events, politics, and culture, as well as for those studying the history of business, advertising, and popular culture.
- Mintel Marketing Intelligence This link opens in a new windowAs a globally recognised market analyst, Mintel produces hundreds of reports into UK-specific consumer markets every year. Our subscription provides access to Reports (in-depth analysis of sectors and the most useful resource in Mintel), Insights (short analysis of topics), and News (short bits of news about brands or sectors). We do not subscribe to all the Reports on Mintel, currently we have access to: Automotive, Beauty and personal care, Clothing and footwear, Drink, Food, Health and Wellbeing, Home retailing, Household care, Media, Retail, and Technology.
- Nexis Uni - UK, international and business news This link opens in a new windowNexis allows you to search across international newspapers, business and industry trade magazines as well as access to company information.
- Orbis Asia Pacific This link opens in a new windowOrbis Asia Pacific provides company accounts, activities and ownership information for the largest companies across the Asia-Pacific.
- Orbis Europe This link opens in a new windowOrbis Europe provides company accounts, activities and ownership information for 7 million companies throughout Europe.
- Passport (Euromonitor International) This link opens in a new window
An online business information system providing business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries.
- SAGE Business Cases
A digital collection of business case studies tailored for academic use, covering a wide range of topics and industries with a focus on global brands and companies.
- SAGE Business SkillsDevelop and practice real-world skills needed to successfully transition from campus to the modern workplace through interactive self-assessment, virtual scenarios, downloadable data, and expert insights. Skills covered include data analysis, entrepreneurship, leadership, organisational communication and professionalism.
- SAGE Video: Business and Management.Extensive video collection featuring in-depth interviews with experts from across the globe on topics such as innovation management, corporate social responsibility and social media marketing.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista is a statistics and market research database that gives you access to millions of data sets. It includes consumer trends and forecasting for over 400 industries.
- Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new windowA web-based application that provides access to a vast collection of global business information, allowing users to conduct in-depth research and generate business intelligence, including data on private and public companies, industry news, and executive contact information.
- Mergent Archives This link opens in a new windowAn online database featuring a vast, indexed collection of more than a century's worth of global corporate and industry related documents.
Multidisciplinary databases
Much like Library Search, multidisciplinary databases cover a wide range of topics and are a great place to scope your search, or to use if your topic covers more than one subject area.
- CNKI China Academic Journals This link opens in a new window
Searchable database providing full-text access to academic journal articles in Social Sciences and Humanities subject areas from China and beyond. Our subscription covers topics: Literature, History, Philosophy (F), Economics, Politics, Law (G), Education, Social Sciences (H) and Economics/Management (J).
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR offers full access to scholarly journals, e-books, thematic collections, primary sources, and images (Artstor) across many subject areas.
- ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to databases covering all areas of social sciences including international literature in politics, public policy, sociology, social work, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, library science, and education. Together, they provide abstracts, indexing and full text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers and more.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowAs a comprehensive, multidisciplinary resource, this database indexes peer-reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, and trade publications. It supports cited reference searching to explore the literature in depth, along with tools for citation tracking, author and affiliation searches, visual analysis of results, journal analysis, and author identification for those interested in publishing.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database which indexes scholarly journal articles, books, book chapters and conference proceedings. It provides cited reference searching, so you can navigate through the literature to uncover all the information relevant to your research. Use citation reports to see citation activity and geographical trends and the ‘analyse results’ tool to identify trends and publication patterns.
- SAGE Research Methods
The ultimate methods library that provides material to guide users through every step of the research process with e-books, reference works, journal articles and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across social sciences. Featured research methods tools help you plan your research more effectively, including the Project Planner Tool and The Methods Map that can help identify the best technique to use in your research.
- SAGE Research Methods CasesA collection of case studies showing the challenges and successes of doing research, written by the researchers themselves. They explain why the researchers chose the methods they did, how they overcame problems in their research and what they might have done differently with hindsight. Cases are peer-reviewed and cover a range of disciplines including social sciences, science, arts, technology and medicine.
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