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Subject specific databases

Australian Public Affairs Full text (APA-FT) (InfoRMIT) This link opens in a new window
Current Contents Connect This link opens in a new window
Humanities International Complete (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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JSTOR - Arts and Sciences This link opens in a new window

Business Source Complete (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Emerald This link opens in a new window
Hospitality and Tourism Complete (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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IBISworld This link opens in a new window

Engineering Source (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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Standards Australia This link opens in a new window 3 simultaneous usersSouthern Cross University recommends reading standards online where available.Changes to the Digital Rights Management (DRM) method (as of October 2023) require changes to the security settings within Adobe Reader. Southern Cross University strongly recommends you DO NOT make the suggested changes due to the potential impact upon all documents used by, and activity within, Adobe Reader. SCU recommends reading the standards online. For standards that are only available for download, click the download button. More information can be found here on the vendor's website.

CINAHL Ultimate with full text (Ebsco)
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CINAHL Ultimate is the EBSCO database for nursing and allied health professional
Health Collection (InfoRMIT) This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE with Full Text (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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PsycInfo (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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Searching Ulrichs

Journal articles: peer reviewed or scholarly?

Your lecturer may require you to find peer-reviewed journal articles. Here are some tips on finding out if your journal is a peer-reviewed journal:

There are 4 ways to check for peer-reviewed status:

does the database allow you to restrict your search to peer reviewed publications (like Ebsco)
does the database offer a way to check by clicking the journal title, or a browse title link (like APA-FT)
search a specialised database such as Ulrichsweb or Serials Directory for the journal title. In Ulrichsweb you are hoping to see a little black and white striped referee shirt , in Serials Directory you are hoping for a statement: "Peer Reviewed: Yes". See the video on how to search Ulrichsweb on this site.
search the web for the home page of the journal. Look for an information for authors/contributors page. Does it tell authors that their work will be subject to a peer-reviewed process.

Also remember to check that your article is scholarly and not just an opinion or commentary piece that happens to be in a peer-reviewed publication. Some good indicators:

the author gives their academic qualifications/affiliations with a university
often there is an abstract
substantial document - longer than 2 pages
list of references at the end.