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Women/Gender Studies

Academic Search Premier
Fulltext articles from over 3,600 journals in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and sciences. Also includes about 1,000 titles that are indexed but not fulltext . Dates of journals vary, some go back to 1965, others are current issues only.

Alternative Press Index (1991-present)
Indexes nearly 290 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political and social change; via FirstSearch.

Contemporary Women's Issues (1992–present)
Indexes global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets are easily accessed through CWI. Information on women in over 150 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights.

GenderWatch (some back to 1970's–present)
GenderWatch is a full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.

IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences) (1951- present)
Includes nearly two million bibliographic references to journal articles and books. Over 2,700 journals are indexed and some 7,000 books included each year. Abstracts are provided for half of all current journal articles and full text availability is increasing. Particularly strong in political science, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, law and economics.

Women's Studies International (1972- present)
Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies and the latest scholarship in feminist research. Includes sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.

 
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