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These databases contain a mix of citations and full text journal articles and books, with an emphasis on scholarly sources. They represent some of the disciplines relevant to American Studies. Depending on the focus of your research, you may want to consult other databases listed on our full Databases list. Use the Subject filter there to browse the databases by discipline.
Peer reviewed articles and book reviews of American and Canadian history, prehistory to present and searchable by historical time period.
Scholarly journal articles and magazine articles in the fields of communications, mass media, journalism, television, film, radio, newspaper publishing, speech, broadcasting, and advertising.
Full text newspapers, magazines, and journals from ethnic, minority and Native presses. Filter by ethnic group and language.
Dates: 1960 CE-Present
Full-text peer-reviewed articles on gender, sex, and sexuality in history, sociology, psychology, education, art, and more.
Scholarly and peer reviewed articles in sociology.
These databases contain citations & full text for scholarly articles in a variety of fields.
Full-text scholarly articles in all disciplines.
Scholarly articles on literature, languages, linguistics, film, folklore, and rhetoric, from all cultures.
Scholarly journal articles and books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Does not include the most recent 3-5 years of many journals.
Books and journal articles in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
Scholarly articles on topics in archaeology, art, architecture, Asian studies, classics, dance, folklore, history, language, linguistics, literary reviews, literature, music, philosophy, poetry, radio, television, & film, religion and theatre, published from 1975 to present.
Many databases allow you to limit your search to peer-reviewed articles. Learn about peer review in this short video (from the University of Kansas Libraries).
Many databases will indicate whether a journal or journal article is peer-reviewed. You can also go to the journal's web site and look for a link that says information for authors, instructions for authors, submitting an article, or something similar. If the journal is peer-reviewed, there will be information about the peer-review process.
Another place to find out if a journal is peer-reviewed is to search for the journal title in Ulrichsweb. This directory gives you useful information about a specific journal, including whether it is peer-reviewed. (You need to be logged in with your Wellesley credentials to access Ulrichsweb.)