Databases - Archaeology - Subject Guides at Grand Valley State University

Finding Articles

Databases allow you to search for articles about your topic. They show you information about an article: the title, author, and name of the journal or magazine the article appeared in. This is called the citation. Some databases also contain an abstract, or summary, of the article.

Many databases also include the articles themselves (called the full text of the article). When that happens, you should see a link to an HTML or PDF document. If you do not see a link, click on

this will check the other library databases for the full text of the article.

Some databases also have information about other types of resources: sometimes they have information about books, book chapters, government documents, and other things.

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Peer Review

Ulrich's Periodical Directory
This database provides information on journals and magazines published throughout the world. Use this tool to look up the name of your journal to verify whether it is refereed (peer reviewed).
Peer Review Video from Western University
How to Read a Scholarly Article from Western University
Sticker Shock
Library Journal Article on costs of journals

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Best Databases for Archaeology

Start your search with these databases.

For more information about any of these databases, go to the GVSU Libraries database list, look for the database by name, and then click on the rectangular info icon to the right of the name.

Anthropology Plus
Anthropology Plus indexes journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, folklore, and related fields.
eHRAF Archaeology
eHRAF Archaeology is a cross-cultural database containing information on the world's prehistory.
JSTOR
JSTOR provides full-text backfiles of many of the core research and society published journals. Good source for older back issues; will not have current issues.
Web of Science
Web of Science consists of five databases containing information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals. An excellent scholarly source for all subjects.

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