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Australian journal articles

Use these eresources to find:

Articles published in Australian journals and magazines
Articles available in full text that you can read online

Most databases have tools to help you manage citations and referencing for your bibliography.

Informit [eresource]
Find Australasian articles in academic journals and magazines across all subject areas, including social and cultural issues.
Gale OneFile: Australia and New Zealand [eresource]
Search for articles from journals and magazines across different subject areas, relevant to Australia and New Zealand.

International journal articles

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Articles published in mainly US and British journals and magazines, with some Australian content
Articles available in full text that you can read online
Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles

Most databases have tools to help you manage citations and referencing for your bibliography.

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences Collection) [eresource]
Find scholarly articles on social and cultural issues from an extensive range of international journals. This database is especially useful to trace social and cultural changes over time. Use the advanced search screen and tick Articles, Books (= book chapters) and Research Reports for best results.
ProQuest Research Library [eresource]
Find academic articles from over two thousand scholarly journals, professional/trade publications and magazines on a broad range of subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, medicine and the sciences. Many articles available in full text. Contains some Australian publications and content.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints [eresource]
Find differing points of view on current issues relating to society, politics, technology, conflict, health and business. Search for a topic or browse through featured issues to explore supporting information from full text articles, reference material and multimedia. International coverage, especially from the United States.
You can choose to search Opposing Viewpoints and Global Issues simultaneously from the main search box.
Gale in Context: Global Issues [eresource]
Read critical overviews of contemporary global issues relating to society, politics, gender, health, technology and the environment. Search for articles in academic journals, magazines, newspapers and multimedia formats. International coverage, especially from the United States, with some Australian content.
You can choose to search Opposing Viewpoints and Global Issues simultaneously from the main search box.
Academic OneFile (Gale) [eresource]
Locate recent scholarly full text articles from international journals on a wide variety of subjects such as religion, women's studies, multicultural studies and psychology.
ProQuest Social Science Database [eresource]
Search for full text articles from international journals covering communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology. Contains some Australian publications and content.
ProQuest Psychology Database [eresource]
Search this database for key psychology titles, many available in full text. It provides good coverage of issues such as criminology, addiction, social welfare, and more. Features mainly international titles, with some Australian publications and content.
ProQuest Religion Database [eresource]
Search a comprehensive collection of journals covering religious issues, including news, information, commentary, perspectives on particular religions, and theological studies. Features mostly American and European publications, with some Australian publications and content.
OECD iLibrary [eresource]
Browse by theme and/or country to find reports, books and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Content covers more than 200 countries and many global issues such as development, education, health, the environment, employment and technology. Recent reports include Linking Indigenous Communities with Regional Development in Australia (2020), Developing Minds in the Digital Age (2019), and Faces of Joblessness in Australia (2019).
LGBTQ+ Source [eresource]
Find magazine, journal and newspaper articles and books on queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. This resource contains a specialised LGBTQ+ thesaurus.
SPORTDiscus [eresource]
Find international and Australian articles on sports, exercise science and sports medicine research in academic journals, magazines and books.
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) [eresource]
Find international articles from a wide range of scholarly journals and popular magazines, which cover social and cultural issues over time.
The Vogue Archive [eresource]
Locate popular articles from the U.S. edition of Vogue, from 1892 – present. Subjects include popular culture, gender studies and fashion.

Gale in Context databases

Search simultaneously in Opposing Viewpoints and Global Issues by choosing "Both" from either database:

Featured journal: Culturescope

In the journal Culturescope, published by the Society & Culture Association, you can explore articles on syllabus topics, teaching resources and FAQs about PIPs.
To search within this journal on the database Informit:

Use the advanced search screen and enter your search terms
In the second search box, enter the journal title Culturescope and change the dropdown menu from All fields to Journal or Source Title

Society and Culture - HSC

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