Start your research by entering your topic in the search box below, then click "Search."
How to find articles in our journal databases
To get to the Lewis University Library political science databases, go to the Lewis University Library webpage, and click on the "Online Database A-Z." From there, click on the first tab on the left hand side that is labeled "All Subjects" and select "Political Science" from the drop-down list.
EBSCO, JSTOR, and Proquest are all good places to start.
Search all of the EBSCO subscription databases at once, from Academic Search Complete to SocINDEX.
Search across all ProQuest databases available through the Lewis University Library.
Why Scholarly?
Scholarly publications try to ensure "quality control," that what they publish is accurate and meets the standards of research and writing in their field.
When a scholar submits an article to a scholarly journal, the editor will send it out to two (usually) reputable scholars in the author's field to evaluate whether it meets the standards of scientific research and whether it contributes anything new to the field. These are the peer-reviewers--because they are considered the author's peers (or equals) in the field--and if they approve of the manuscript, the published work will be considered "peer-reviewed."
We recommend that the articles you find be peer-reviewed, and therefore check the " Limit to articles in scholarly publications, including peer-review" box when you do your article research.
An abstract is an introductory field of text before the main body of the text in a scholarly journal article. What the abstract does is to explain what the article is about, its main theme, and its conclusions. In short, the abstract can be considered a summary.
In searching for articles, we recommend that students use the drop down menu by the search box to limit their search to the abstract. This will usually ensure that the article will mostly or in part be about the subject they are researching.
Peer review is a process by which scholarly publications try to ensure "quality control," that what they publish is accurate and meets the standards of research and writing in their field.
When a scholar submits a book to a university press, or an article to a scholarly journal, the editor will send it out to two (usually) reputable scholars in the author's field to evaluate whether it meets the standards of historical research and whether it contributes anything new to the field. These are the peer-reviewers--because they are considered the author's peers (or equals) in the field--and if they approve of the manuscript, the published work will be considered "peer-reviewed."
We recommend that the articles you find be peer-reviewed, and therefore check the peer-review box when you do your article research. University press books are normally considered to be peer-reviewed.