Best Bets for Sociology
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Use to find interdisciplinary articles from academic publishers, professional societies, institutional and preprint repositories posted on the web. Use the "Find @ Le Moyne Library" links in the search results as well as other links provided by the search engine to locate the full-text of articles. Contains full-text and abstracts of scholarly articles. How to Use
- SocINDEX with full text This link opens in a new window EBSCO's SOCIndex covers all the social sciences and is the place to begin a search for articles for a SOC or CJS course.
- JSTOR. Archival Journals This link opens in a new window Your JSTOR search can be narrowed by subject in Advanced Search using the "Journal Filter" and selecting "Sociology."
- ProQuest Central. Sociology Database This link opens in a new window Use to find information covering the international literature of sociology and social work, including relevant titles from related fields such as social policy, social care, social services, social anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology and population studies. Contains abstracts and full-text articles from academic journals, trade journals, magazines, dissertations, reports, newspapers, blogs, podcasts, conference papers and proceedings and website links.
Additional Databases
- General Social Survey (GSS) Bibliography For five decades, the General Social Survey (GSS) has studied the growing complexity of American society. The Bibliography is a curated list of articles related to the GSS.
- ProQuest Central. Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window Use to find resources on correctional and law enforcement. Contains articles from scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, newspapers, conference papers and proceedings, dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs and other material relevant for researchers or those preparing for careers in criminal justice, law enforcement and related fields.
Is it a Sociology Journal?
SocIndex and ProQuest Social Science carry more social science journals than just sociology!
Read abstracts closely to be sure the author is taking a sociological approach to the topic. If you are working in the sub-field of social psychology, you can use social psych sources, but stay away from psychology journals.
How would an abstract read if it is sociology? It can mention a social theory, equality, marginalization, society, social groups....
Sometimes it is very clear from the title of the journal; sometimes it is not.
What are the author's credentials? Is he/she a criminologist, sociologist, ethnologist? Sometimes this info is on the first page of the article. You might have to "Google" the author to find out.