InfoGuides: History: Journals & Databases

Last Updated: Mar 20, 2024 10:49 AM

Overview & Journals

Although the library has many databases that contain scholarly articles relevant to history research, there are a few core databases that provide access to the most significant journals in the field such as:

Start with these databases

Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window
This humanities-based research database includes full-text articles on history topics, as well as related subject areas such as anthropology, art history, cultural studies, and museum studies.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Like Arts & Humanities Full Text, JSTOR is a multidisciplinary database that includes journals relevant to history and related fields.
Academic Search Elite This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Elite is another multidisciplinary database that includes scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and more.
Proquest Complete This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Complete is a multidisciplinary database that contains a variety of humanities- and social science-based resources including access to several key journals in the field.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to over 600 high quality, peer reviewed journals from leading scholarly publishers primarily in the humanities and social sciences. We subscribe to the premium collection.

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History Databases
The databases listed above are the key subject-focused databases for this discipline, but there are other databases that might be useful to your research depending on your topic. Check out this link to view a more extensive list of databases with scholarly articles related to history.