Research Guides: Public Administration: Articles & Journals

Public Administration Literature Databases

PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Focused on public policy research and issues. Includes international journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, and publications of international agencies. Does not include newspapers. Coverage: 1915-present.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
A very good source for finding trade and research articles related to management.
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.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The best resource for psychology related topics in journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and reports. Published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Coverage: 1887-present.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes Science Citation Index Expanded, a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences; Social Sciences Citation Index, a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences; and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Annual Reviews Electronic Journal & Archives This link opens in a new window
Searchable access to Annual Reviews titles, which publishes lengthy state-of-the-art reviews on science and social science topics including economics, psychology, and public health.
Available to UNM NetID holders only.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Core scholarly journals in a variety of humanities, business, science and social science disciplines. Does not contain the most current years of most journals.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Although it is a free tool, connecting via this link allows researchers to take full advantage of the linking back to the UNM Libraries subscription database. Look for "Check out @UNM" to access full text.
Google Scholar will link to some--not all--of the online resources to which the University Libraries subscribes. Use the "Check full text @ UNM" link to see if the resource is available through a UNM subscription. It may also be helpful to look up the journal or citation through UNM eJournals tool.

Major Public Administration Scholarly Journals

Related Databases

GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Scholarly and popular publications on gender and the evolution of gender roles. Coverage: 1970-present.
EconLit This link opens in a new window
The key resource for economic literature from scholarly journals, working papers, dissertations, etc. Research covers all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, etc. From the American Economic Association (AEA). Coverage: 1888-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.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Provides access to ethnic minority topics and viewpoints from journals, newspapers, reports, conference papers, and dissertations. Ethnic categories include African American/Caribbean/African, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish and Native People.
Subject coverage: culture, religion, independent presses, ethnic studies, human rights, activism. Coverage: 1964-present.
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Collection of congressional documents, regulations, laws, legislative histories. Coverage: 1789-present.

Major News Resources

Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
It provides access to global news information from over 2000 content providers. It features content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites; providing news from around the world.
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Access to federal & state court cases, annotated statues/codes, administrative law, and regulations. It also includes law reviews, local, national & international news sources, and trade journal. Coverage: 1790-present.

Google News