Subject Guides: Philosophy: Journal Articles

Philosophy Databases

PhilPapers This link opens in a new window
Searchable directory of online philosophical articles and books by academic philosophers
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in many subjects. Does not include current journal issues; content is updated according to a “moving wall.” Open Advanced Search to limit by discipline to Philosophy
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to humanities, arts and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers from 1993 onwards

Google Scholar
Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly journal literature. To link to UC content automatically, go to Scholar Settings, select University of Canterbury in the Library Links section, and save.

Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text and indexing and abstracts for comparative politics, humanitarian issues, international relations, law and legislation, non-governmental organizations and political theory
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database covering topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy

MultiSearch

Search across a range of Library resources, including

the Library Catalogue
most Library databases
some digital collections

Interloan

If you cannot find it at UC Library or online, request an Interloan and we will get it for you from another library. There is no charge for this service

Comparing Journals

To compare journal bibliometrics consider using:

See also Measuring Impact for more information.

Finding Journal Articles

If you already have a reference to a journal article

Search the Library catalogue
- Select the using the “Browse Alphabetically: By Title” option and enter the journal title.
- Check for print and electronic holdings (separate catalogue records).

Or instead, use Journal Search

Citation Linker quick search – When you already have an article‘s citation details (electronic articles only)

Search MultiSearch
- Use keywords from the article title and the author’s name.

To find articles on a specific topic or by a particular author

Search in one or more databases
see column at left
OR
Search in MultiSearch
- Use “Refine your search” options in the left menu bar to focus your search, for example
  "environmental ethics" and Refine Your Search= Peer-Reviewed; Content Type= Journal Article

See also:

Tutorial: Find an Article

Philosophy Journals A–Z

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