Research Guides: U.S. Politics: Finding Articles

Journal Articles

Time to find scholarly articles for your research! Here are some recommended databases. Because topics in Politics can span all sorts of disciplines, please let the librarian know if you are having trouble with your search and she can help you with search terms, or suggest different databases.

PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
This databases looks at coverage of public policy from a global viewpoint. Contains current and historical articles.
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive government documents and legal research spanning over more than 2,500 journals
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexing of international political science and international relations
ProQuest All This link opens in a new window
This single interface searches multiple databases, many of which span the social sciences. It also searches three important public policy databases: PAIS, ProQuest Political Science, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.
ProQuest Political Science Database This link opens in a new window
Covers political science and international relations with full-text of many core titles indexed in Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
ProQuest Sociology Database This link opens in a new window
Covers the international literature of sociology and social work
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Many of the articles focus on the sciences, but there is a growing number of political science and social science journals in here as well.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Articles would look at social science issues from a sociological viewpoint
Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window
International multidisciplinary index for the literature of the social, behavioral, and related sciences
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archived full-text of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. Includes content from Artstor, an online resource for images related to the arts and architecture.
Library Search This link opens in a new window
When all else fails, you can search Multisearch, our largest single interface platform. It also includes holdings from SMC Library.