Journal articles are written by experts and provide scholarly analysis of legal issues based on research and review of the literature. They are a good source to use to support your analysis and discussion of a legal topic.
The databases listed below index different journals in different subject areas. Search across a range of databases to make sure you are finding all the relevant articles on your topic.
Scroll down to view instructions (and some screenshots) for searching each of the databases.
Tip: Articles found via index databases may not be available in full-text in the same database. To find the full-text article, search for the journal title in the SCU Library search to check whether SCU has access to the journal in a different database. You can then browse to the relevant volume and issue of the journal to find the article you are looking for.
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Provides Australian case law (including the CaseBase case citator), legislation, journals, commentary (including a comprehensive legal dictionary & the Halsbury's legal encyclopaedia), and practical guidance modules. Some international content (NZ, UK, US, Canada & Hong Kong) is also included.
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To search for journal articles through Westlaw AU:
To search for journal articles through Lexis+:
To search for journal articles through Informit databases (including AGIS):