Research Guides: Spatial Sciences & GIS *: Find Journal Articles

Journals in the spatial sciences

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JSTOR
Archive of core social science, humanities, and science journals. The most recently published issues (past 3-5 years) are not available.
Web of Science (Web of Knowledge)
Includes Social Sciences Citation Index.
Google Scholar
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Urban Studies Abstracts
Including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to urban studies.

Taylor & Francis Library
Interdisciplinary in scope. Strong geography, urban studies, built environment, and other relevant spatial and GIS subject areas.
Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Social Sciences Full Text provides access to a wide assortment of the most important English-language journals published in the social sciences.

This resource provides detailed indexing for over 625 periodicals dating back as far as 1983ânearly 400 of which are peer-reviewed.
ProQuest - Multiple Databases
ProQuest Multiple Databases is a multi-disciplinary index suitable for both undergraduates and graduate students.

It simultaneously searches dozens of subject areas, indexes thousands of general and scholarly titles, and provides full-text for a significant number of the articles included from a variety of contemporary research databases. It is an excellent starting place for research for a paper, particularly if one isn't sure where to begin their research.
SAGE Premier
This resource is the largest journals package offered by SAGE. It includes international, peer-reviewed journals, including high-impact research titles published on behalf of nearly 300 scholarly and professional societies. Its interdisciplinary coverage is unparalleled, spanning subject areas including business; humanities; social sciences; science, technology, medicine; and many more.

Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilization (DARMC)
Provides spatial and geographical analysis for the study of Roman and Medieval civilizations.