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POLI 150: Comparative Politics

Key Databases

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Politics, international relations, government, public policy.
International Political Science Abstracts
Non-evaluative abstracts of articles in the field of political science published in journals (and yearbooks) all over the world
PAIS
Index to journals, books, government publications, etc., on global public policy and social issues.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
International affairs, working papers from university research institutes, conference proceedings, and books

ProQuest Research Library
Multidisciplinary index to articles in scholarly and popular periodicals. Coverage 1850 - present
Scopus
Index of articles from scholarly journals spanning the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Provides cited reference searching capability.
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JSTOR
Provides full text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, architecture and art history and other fields. Consult the online tables of contents for holdings, as coverage varies for each title, but usually ends several years before the current year.
Web of Science
Index of articles from scholarly journals spanning the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Provides cited reference searching capability.
The Web of Science “Core Collection” includes the following:
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)
Book Citation Index - Science (BCKI-S)
Book Citation Index - Social Sciences & Humanities (BCKI-SSH)
Current Chemical Reactions (CCR-EXPANDED)
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Index Chemicus (IC)
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)

Historical Abstracts
Index of scholarly articles on world history, excluding the United States and Canada. Date range of the articles:1955-present. Date range of the subject matter: 1450-present
EconLit
Indexes journal articles, books, dissertations, and working papers in economics from national and international economics journals.
ProQuest Social Science Collection
Combined search of 15 ProQuest products: Alt-PressWatch, APA PsycArticles, APA PsycInfo, Black Study Center, Coronavirus Research Database, Econlit, ERIC, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, Healthcare Administration Database, LGBT Magazine Archive, PAIS, PTSDpubs, Sociological Abstracts, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Search for these titles in Library Search; note that the journal website may not be the best access point since we may have full text access through another platform. If we do not have a subscription, check to see what open access holdings are available, or request specific articles through InterLibrary Loan.

African Affairs
Asian Survey
Canadian Journal of Political Science
Comparative Political Studies
Comparative Politics
Demokratizatsiya
Europe-Asia Studies
European Journal of Political Research
International Journal of Middle East Studies
Journal of Democracy
Journal of European Public Policy
Journal of Modern African Studies
Latin American Perspectives
Latin American Politics & Society
Latin American Research Review
Middle Eastern Studies
Nationalities Papers
Post-Soviet Affairs
Studies in Comparative International Development
West European Politics

Journal & Article Evaluation Checklist (great for your own writing too)
Web of Science Journal Impact Factor
- WoS indexes a smaller collection of higher quality journals; WoS will rank the journals included in its indexes.
- In WoS search results, click on the journal title to view the JIF and more information.
View author profiles and publications in Web of Science, Scopus, GoogleScholar, researcher/institutional websites
View article citation metrics; this doesn't equal consensus or quality, however may indicate an impact on subsequent research.
Ulrich's international periodicals directory
- Contains listings of currently published journals, newsletters, and annuals, as well as discontinued publications. It also contains complete names and addresses of journal publishers