How Do I Find Articles From All of These Journals?
To search across multiple journals at once, use the resources listed on the front page of this guide. If you want to search one journal at a time, you have several options:
Follow the links here to search just the content in Carleton's collections
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
This link opens in a new window
(Searches through citations and the full text)
Use Google's special academic search to locate scholarly articles from across disciplines. On campus, the preferences are set to indicate the Library's full-text access to what you find (links on the right). Use the "cited by" link to see who has cited a particular work you're interested in.
Google the journal and search on the publisher's site
Recommended Journals
Prof. Raleigh's Top Ten Journals for this Class
- Journal of Family Issue
- Ethnic and Racial Studies
- Social Forces
- Sociological Perspectives
- Social Problems
- Social Science Quarterly
- The Sociological Quarterly
- Sociological Forum
- Sociological Compass
- Children & Youth Services Review
Journals to Avoid (for now)
As undergraduate non-majors or early majors, avoid the following prominent journals. They are too specialized to be of much use to you at this point.
- American Journal of Sociology
- American Sociological Review
