Research Guides: POLS 004: International Politics (SC): Finding Academic Articles & Books

Key Research Tools

Web of Science
Search for scholarly articles in any discipline, or for articles that cite a known author or work. Lets you limit your search to articles from journals in Political Science and other subjects.
JSTOR
- Find academic journal articles and books from many subject areas (including political science).
- Note: Search databases besides JSTOR to find the most up-to-date research (articles from the past 3-5 years usually won't be in JSTOR)
ProQuest Social Sciences
Find academic journal articles in Political Science and related subjects.
Tripod Library Catalog
- Use Tripod to find resources available from the TriCo Libraries.
- Search for books, e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more

Sometimes, searching for academic articles will lead you to an overwhelming number of results.

If you can find a review article or scholarly bibliography about your topic, you might start with the books, articles, and authors listed there.

Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the study of foreign affairs and political interaction between states.
Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science
Annotated bibliographies by top scholars of the key sources on a range of topics, including political science and international relations. You can narrow your searches or browse by discipline.
Annual Reviews
The Annual Review journals publish review articles in various academic disciplines.
Oxford Handbooks in Political Science
Complete searchable texts of the Oxford handbooks in political science. Oxford Handbooks in Political Science bring together the world's leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking in a range of major topics in political science.

BrowZine
Use BrowZine to easily find, read, and monitor thousands of scholarly journals available from your university or college library, or through Open Access publishers, covering all disciplines.