Library Research Guides: WGST/SOC 322: Contemporary Reproduction: Find Articles

Sociological Abstracts Tutorial

GenderWatch Tutorial

PubMed Tutorial

Here are some Zoom recordings to show you how to access and use PubMed!

PubMed & MeSH - how to search & use MeSH terms
PubMed can be confusing, is an amazing resource! This screencast will show you some key ways to make it work for you.
If you would like more help, please contact our Science Librarian Jillian Amaral (ja102@wellesley.edu) to follow up on your specific topic!

Core Databases

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes international scholarly literature in sociology, 1952 to present.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
With a focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas, this collection gathers historical perspectives on the evolution of the women's movement, men's studies, the transgender community, and changes in gender roles, including articles dating back as far as the 1970s.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Articles in all fields of medicine and biomedicine, with abstracts and links to additional resources from the National Library of Medicine, 1950 to present.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary subject searching of scholarly articles in the social sciences (1898-present) physical & life sciences (1899 to present), and arts & humanities (1975 to present). Search for articles that cite known journal articles or books.
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles and books on women's studies, feminism, and gender studies, 1972 to present
America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
U.S. and Canadian history and culture articles, prehistory to present, written from 1955 to present.
LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new window
Index to literature on topics pertaining to sexuality and gender identity, including full text for over 140 of the most important and historically significant LGBTQ+ journals, magazines, and regional newspapers.
EconLit with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index of articles, books, and working papers on economics, 1969 to present, with full text for 400 journals.
Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
Literary texts from 1600 to the present, with literary criticism full-text 1998 to present.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Biographies, bibliographies and full-text critical analysis of authors from all genres and eras, including the contents of Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism.

Key Journals

Fertility and Sterility
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To access articles that are not free on the site, please place a request on ILL: http://www.wellesley.edu/lts/research/borrow
Human Reproduction
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To access articles that are not free on the site, please place a request on ILL: http://www.wellesley.edu/lts/research/borrow
Reproductive Biomedicine Online
Click the link to access RBO articles from 2002-2011.
For earlier articles, browse the table of contents of issues here: https://www.rbmojournal.com/issues?code=rbmo-site . Issues with the green "free" symbol are available for download.
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To access articles that are not free on the site, please place a request on ILL: http://www.wellesley.edu/lts/research/borrow

Search for specific journals by title or browse by subject using Publication Finder.

Major Interdisciplinary Journals

Gender & society: official publication of Sociologists for Women in Society
Articles appearing in Gender & Society analyze gender and gendered processes in interactions, organizations, societies, and global and transnational spaces.
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Family Issues (JFI), published 16 times per year, provides up-to-date research, theory, and analyses on marriage and family life.
Signs
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society is a peer-reviewed feminist academic journal.
Feminist Studies
The first scholarly journal in women's studies and a flagship interdisciplinary venue for new areas of feminist research, theory, commentary, and art.