Research Guides: Philosophy: Articles

Databases - Useful for Research in Philosophy

Philosopher’s Index This link opens in a new window
Indexed articles from more than 1,500 journals from over 450 publishers. Links to full text for many articles.
Although this database is not all full text, you can still obtain the articles through the Find fulltext link or Interlibrary Loan.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text journals, books, and other published humanities sources from around the world.
Religion and Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
Full text access to journals and magazines in religion and philosophy.

Writing for Philosophy

The Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's handout, Writing for Philosophy, has explanations of the kinds of writing you may be asked to do in this discipline.

Google Scholar - Another Tool to Find Scholarly Articles

Google Scholar lists journal articles, books and other scholarly resources in a wide variety of subjects. Links to the VWU library's holdings are included.

Databases - Multidisciplinary

These databases are multidisciplinary - they contain articles on many topics.

Search using multiple terms to narrow your search (e.g. elections and women).

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Broad database with articles on many topics from scholarly journals and magazines. Full text for many articles and books.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text scholarly articles and e-books in many disciplines. Most recent 3-5 years full text not included. Access to JSTOR Arts & Sciences I-VII and Life Sciences archive collections. Journal subscriptions to The College Mathematics Journal, 2006-; The William and Mary Quarterly, 2001-; The American Mathematical Monthly 2006-. All e-books in JSTOR are digital rights management-free (DRM-free).
The Advanced Search of all collections is the default. If you do not want to search all of the collections at JSTOR, scroll down and check one or more collections to search.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Journals, books, and research resources, covering the humanities, life, health, social, and physical sciences.

Philosophy: Articles

Databases - Useful for Research in Philosophy

Writing for Philosophy

Google Scholar - Another Tool to Find Scholarly Articles

Databases - Multidisciplinary

Journal Finder