Find specific electronic journals and e-books by searching the E-Journals Portal
Search the Library Catalogue to find printed journals
A 'journal' or 'periodical' or 'serial' = any publication published regularly (includes magazines, newspapers, newsletters).
A ‘scholarly’ or 'academic’ journal: periodical containing research articles, that is peer-reviewed, and aimed at researchers.
Peer review: every paper/article submitted to the journal is reviewed by independent experts. Papers are accepted/rejected based on quality.
Databases allow you to discover what has been published in the journals, in your area of research. The following are good starting points for a literature search for your research topic:
Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. The database features PDF content dating back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in searchable PDF format.
Project MUSE was launched in 1995 by the Johns Hopkins University Press to offer the full text of JHUP scholarly journals online. In 1999, Muse expanded to become a unique partnership of not-for-profit publishers, increasing its ability to offer essential periodicals in the humanities, the arts, and the social sciences.
This is an A-Z list of most of our ProQuest databases. These resources provide access to millions of full text articles from thousands of scholarly journals, as well as access to more than 50,000 full text dissertations.
This resource provides access to more than 100,000 articles, plus an expansive collection of multimedia including images, videos, audio, interactives, and infographics.
Combining British and Irish magazines and newspapers with other international resources, UK & Ireland Reference Centre is an indispensible collection of full-text research content. This resource provides ongoing full text for popular regional and international magazines and journals, including Newsweek Global, Consumer Reports, The Times (London) and Time.
For access to UCC theses and theses from other Universities have a look at the Theses Guide. For information about Newspapers in UCC Library, and newspapers available through Library databases, see the Newspapers Guide.
George Brown’s original logo for online Bright Lights
Australian-based online journal, published quarterly.
