Databases and journals
Key databases
Journal databases index and often provide abstracts and/or the full text of articles in a wide range of journals in a discipline. Search these to find journal articles on your research topic.
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Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APAFT) (Informit)
Covers Australia's political, economic and social affairs. Topics include current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences.
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HeinOnline
Provides access to law journals, treaties, legal classics and trials from the United States.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Collection (Informit)
Access journals and other publications for the arts, communication, education, history, linguistics, politics and more.
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Gale Research Complete
Includes access to journal articles, newspapers, reference material, audio content and ebooks across multiple disciplines. It also includes access to Gale Primary Sources.
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Gale OneFile: Australia and New Zealand
Provides access to full-text content from magazines, journals, news, and multimedia sources across multiple disciplines. Covering important issues and current events related to Australia and New Zealand.
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JSTOR
Full text journals, books, images, and primary sources from the humanities, social sciences and life sciences.
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Laws of Australia (via Westlaw Australia)Laws of Australia is an Australian leading legal encyclopedia with comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the legal processes and practices in Australia.
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ProQuest
Multidisciplinary database with access to journals, trade publications, magazines, books, newspapers, reports and videos.
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Psycinfo (Ovid)
A comprehensive database for psychology and behavioural science. Also covers other disciplines including artifical intelligence, business, education, medicine, law, linguistics, neuroscience, nursing, pharmacology, political science, psychology, social work, sociology and sports.
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Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest)
Find the details of literature relating to social work, human services, social welfare, social policy and community development. NOTE: Coverage - 1979 to present.
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Social Theory (Alexander Street Press)
Diverse collection of texts that focuses on sociological theory from the eighteen century to the present. Comprising works from leading authors in the field across topics such as general sociology and anthropology; religion and philosophy; conflict theory; political sociology; functionalism; feminism; social psychology; interactionism; postmodernism and linguistics.
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Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
Indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioural sciences.
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Wiley Online Library
Contains a collection of online resources covering life, health, and physical sciences as well as social science and the humanities.
Key journals
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Australian Journal of Social IssuesAn interdisciplinary forum for debate on significant and controversial social issues. Articles which discuss particular social issues, review conceptual problems, present empirical reports and debate policy alternatives.
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Contemporary readings in law and social justice"Promotes critical discussions on problems of social justice, including exploring the meanings of justice that arise in a diverse society, and draws on cross disciplinary research and scholarship to address social justice issues of immediate and wide ranging concern." - Gale description
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Education, citizenship and social justice"Education, Citizenship and Social Justice provides a strategic forum for international and multi-disciplinary dialogue for all academic educators and educational policy-makers concerned with the meanings and form of citizenship and social justice as these are realised throughout the time spent in educational institutions." - journal homepage
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The journal of poverty and social justice : research, policy, practice"The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice provides an internationally unique forum for leading research on the themes of poverty and social justice. Focusing on poverty and social exclusion, the journal explores links with social security (including pensions and tax credits), employment, area regeneration, housing, health, education and criminal justice, as well as issues of ethnicity, gender, disability, and other social inequalities as they relate to social justice." - journal homepage
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Social JusticeSocial Justice is a peer reviewed journal on issues of equality and justice.
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Social justice research"Social Justice Research publishes original papers that have broad implications for social scientists investigating the origins, structures, and consequences of justice in human affairs. The journal encompasses justice-related research work using traditional and novel approaches, and spanning the social sciences and beyond: psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, social policy research, political science, law, management science, and others." - journal homepage
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Studies in social justice"Journal focuses on debates that move beyond conventional notions of social justice, and views social justice as a critical concept that is integral in the analysis of policy formation, rights, participation, social movements, and transformations. Social justice is analysed in the context of processes involving nationalism, social and public policy, globalization, diasporas, culture, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, welfare, poverty, war, and other social phenomena."
