Research Guides: Sociology & Criminology: Journal Articles

Core Sociology and Criminology Databases

Use these to identify journal articles and other resources related to sociology and criminology.

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Articles on sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes Social Services Abstracts database which focuses on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development. Coverage: 1952-present.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Criminal justice and criminology journals and magazines from around the world.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Great database for finding articles in top journals in the social sciences and sciences - especially for topics which touch on both. Also has great tools for identifying related articles as well as top authors and institutions related to a research topic. Includes Social Science Citation Index.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Very powerful database with a focus on topics related to psychology.
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Public policy database that is great not only for journal articles, but also for things it is hard to find in other databases like reports (e.g. gray literature from NGOs etc.), books, government documents, statistical directories, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, etc. Great for international topics. (Newspapers and newsletters are NOT indexed.)
Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Focus on anthropology (combines Anthropological Literature database (Harvard) and Anthropological Index (RAI)).
PubMed This link opens in a new window
The premier resource for finding research literature in medicine, nursing, and related fields. Includes extensive peer-reviewed journal content as well as books, conference publications, and datasets. Use the embedded MeSH controlled vocabulary for targeted searching.
Off campus must use the UNM Find Article icon to gain access to UNM subscriptions, and requires NetID and password.
Embase This link opens in a new window
A biomedical research literature database that is also useful in building comprehensive systematic reviews for evidence-based medicine decisions.
Annual Reviews Electronic Journal & Archives This link opens in a new window
This is a small database of one set of journals, but EVERY article is a literature review written by a top scholar SO this is a great place to start your research and get leads to the best articles/primary research on that topic or to get a better understanding of the state of the field on that topic. CLICK ON "SELECTED JOURNALS" box to choose the journals you would like to search. You may want to especially try searching the "Annual Review of Sociology" and the "Annual Review of Law & Social Science."
Available to UNM NetID holders only.

Additional Useful Social Sciences Databases

Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Ethnic and minority presses - full-text newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from national and regional resources. Good for finding alternative, often overlooked, perspectives on issues. (1990-present)
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Publications focusing on the impact of gender, including perspectives on the evolution of gender roles as they affect both men and women. Covers gender studies, women's studies, sexuality and sexology, family studies, policy and legislation, and more.
PRISMA Database with HAPI Index This link opens in a new window
Spanish and Portuguese-language portal for scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities on Hispanic and Latin America and the Caribbean Basin. Coverage: 1960-present.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new window
Former Name: Bibliography of Native North Americans. This resource covers all aspects of Native North American culture, history, and life. It covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.
Includes citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. A research tool for anthropologists, educators, historians, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, legal and medical researchers, linguists, theologians, ethnobotanists, and policy makers.
Coverage dates: 16th century-present.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
World history including military history, women's history, history of education, and more. Indexing of scholarly journals in over 40 languages back to 1955. Coverage: 1450-present.
America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
U.S. and Canadian history and culture which includes scholarly journal articles, magazine articles, reference sources, and other documents and multimedia. Coverage: prehistoric times to the present.
ERIC (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) includes scholarly articles, reports, curriculum and teaching guides and conference papers covering multiple levels of education from preK to higher education.
It is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the United States Department of Education. Provides a more robust search interface of the freely available ERIC database. Coverage: 1966-present.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Great full-text database for finding articles related to education (from early childhood to higher education).
ELDIS (international development) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to research on international development issues. Links to full text research and policy documents from over 8000 publishers/agencies. Organized by key development themes and country/region. Includes journal articles as well as agency reports (gray literature).
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, magazines, and books covering the fields of communication, mass media, linguistics, and related fields. Coverage: 1900-present.

Journal Impact Factors

Journal Citation Reports This link opens in a new window
Provides impact factor and other metrics for evaluating the quality of research and peer-reviewed journals. Useful to help you identify top journals in different disciplines.

Important Sociology Journals

Familiarity with core journals can help you in your research.

Important Criminology Journals

Familiarity with core journals can help you in your research.