Baker College
Research Guides
HUS 3010: Research Methods in Human Services
ID Cards
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Find Journal Articles
Find articles on your topic using the databases below.
Ask a Librarian if you need help.
Try Baker College's Online Resources for even more databases.
Off-campus, use your library number to access.
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Academic Search Complete offers an enormous collection of full-text journals, providing users access to critical information from many sources unique to this database. In addition, it includes peer-reviewed full text for STEM research, as well as for the social sciences and humanities. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including anthropology, engineering, law, sciences and more.
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Education Databases (EBSCO) Searches ERIC, OmniFile Full Text Select, Education Research Complete, Teacher Reference Center, and Education Source.
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OmniFile Full Text Select (EBSCO) Articles about science, humanities, education, arts and business.
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ProQuest Psychology Journals Provides access to leading psychology and psychosomatic journals plus coverage of related disciplines including genetics, psychology of business and economics, addiction, social welfare and more. Contains more than 650 scholarly/peer-reviewed titles, with 550+ available in full-text. Also includes 4,000 full-text dissertations.
2 Steps to Find Peer-Reviewed Articles
STEP 1
Find the check box for peer reviewed
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Sometimes the box is under Advanced Search
- This limits the articles to peer reviewed journals
STEP 2
Check if articles fit 4 or more of the following criteria
- long article with structured sections, abstract as well as results
- in-text citations shown appropriately
- contains a bibliography
- contains statistical data, and/or graphs and charts
- shows author affiliation and contact information
- no images or photographs, except when relevant to the study
- indicates the number of times the article has been cited (used) by other scholars
NOTE: No book reviews, editorials, letters to the editor and similar articles, even when obtained from scholarly and/or peer-reviewed publications.
Questions? Contact your campus librarian.
YouTube: How to Read a Scholarly Article
See also:
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Review of Periodical Types Lists the characteristics of popular magazines, trade journals, and scholarly journals
Examples of Peer-Reviewed Articles Using Scientific Research Methods
Keywords
Here are some keywords for finding research in the library's book catalog and databases.
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