Research Guides: Social Work: Article Databases

Finding Articles

Databases like Academic Search Premier and CREDO Reference are great places to start your research, but sometimes a topic requires a focused databases.

Below are two options for searching for articles: searching by focused databases (left) and browsing social work journals (right).

If there is a database you do not see below, check out the A-Z Databases list.

Alt HealthWatch
Database of full-text articles and reports in the complementary, holistic, and integrated health fields, including mental health.
Points of View Reference Source
Covers multiple perspectives of current events issues. Allows users to browse by topic and presents multiple perspectives on complex issues. Topics are accompanied by supporting information from scholars and bibliographic reference.
PolicyMap
PolicyMap is a data and mapping tool useful across multiple disciplines engaged in place-based research.
Psychology Database
Covers psychology and adjacent fields, and features scholarly articles and trade publications.
PsycINFO
Covers psychology and adjacent fields, including numerous digitized materials of historical value. Features scholarly articles, book chapters, e-books, and dissertations.
ScienceDirect
Multidisciplinary coverage of scientific, technical and medical fields, featuring full-text access to scholarly articles.
SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908 covering sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.