LibGuides: Sociology: Finding Articles

Journal Finder

One of the most efficient ways to locate articles on topics related to Sociology is to use the library's research databases. These databases are selected and purchased by the Library to provide access to research and information from journals in every discipline. When connecting to these resources from off-campus, you must enter your Remote access account before you are allowed access.

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Sociology Databases

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE STUDENT RESEARCHER:

If you are using the Finding Articles link from an off-campus location, your CUNYID Card must be activated at a library Circulation / Check Out Desk. Card activation must be done each semester.

When using an off-campus location, you will receive a screen prompt to enter your Library ID number, from the bottom of our ID card, to gain access to the online database connection for articles.

Academic Search Complete
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database, with more than 6,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 6,000 peer-reviewed journals.

In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,000 journals.
Nexis UNI
Nexis Uni™ (formerly Lexis-Nexis Academic) features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types.
Sage Premier
200 journals in the social sciences covering 2005 or 2006 thru mid 2009.
SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive sociology research database. Its extensive scope and content provide a wealth of information encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study.
Social Sciences Full Text and Retrospective Index
Social Sciences Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere plus the full text of selected periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals. Abstracting coverage begins with periodicals published in January 1994. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a database of journals and primary sources that offers full-text to more than 2,300 journals.

Search and browse JSTOR citations from a mobile device.

To find out more about mobile apps, visit our Mobile Resources page.
Project MUSE
Project MUSE offers full-text current and archival articles from 500+ scholarly journals from major university presses covering literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more. This database is more appropriate for the advanced student or scholar, but lower level undergraduates may also find useful material.
Social Explorer
Social Explorer is dedicated to providing demographic information in an easily understood format: data maps. The database contains hundreds of interactive data maps of the United States. From Queens College.