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SWK222 Research Guide: Finding Articles

Your Guide to Researching Theories on Human Behavior

Tips on Finding Articles & Using the Library Databases

Scholarly articles will give you research on specific tenets & applications concerning your theories.

Our databases will provide you access to citations, abstracts (or summaries), full-text articles, & more. For scholarly articles, search in the recommended databases below, and after your do your initial search, look for an option to limit to just "Academic," "Peer Reviewed," or "Scholarly" Journals.

Top Databases

Each database includes a different set of core journals from different fields in the social sciences. Therefore, depending on your theory, its history, & its application, you may find more information in one or two of these databases than the other.  

Help Searching

Help with the Databases

Review our recommended search strategies for searching on theories.