Guides: HIS 341: Eastern Europe, Byzantium, and the Caucasus: Databases & Scholarly Articles

History & Other Databases

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A collection of core scholarly journals, many going back to the first volume. Emphasis is on back issue coverage and does not include the current 3-5 years, unless Gordon has a current subscription to the journal. JSTOR provides long term preservation for journals.
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and full text of over 350 major religion and theology journals. Coverage begins in 1908.
HeinOnline Academic This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline Academic includes more than 100 million pages of multidisciplinary content in more than 100 subject areas, including history, political science, criminal justice, religious studies, international relations, women’s studies, pre-law, and many more.
MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Combines the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film with full text for more than 1,000 journals, including many of the leading publications in these fields. Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA) and international in scope, the bibliography covers scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present, including journal articles, books, series, translations, websites, and dissertations. The database also includes MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus.
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. Includes extensive coverage in key subject areas such as biology, chemistry, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, and psychology.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Ultimate offers access to resources cited in key subject indexes. The combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos meets the needs of scholars in virtually every discipline ranging from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies, zoology and more.
Gale in Context: World History This link opens in a new window
Reliable information on people, events, and topics in world history from reference books, journals, news articles, and primary source documents. Includes images, multimedia, and links to vetted websites and covers a range of topics such as Aztecs, Industrial Revolution, Silk Road, the Buddha, Space Race, and more.
Formerly called World History in Context

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Peer-Reviewed or Scholarly Journal articles are written by scholars or professionals who are experts in their field of research. The article that these scholars/professionals have written are in turn reviewed and edited by other professionals in the field before it can be accepted for publication in the journal.

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Scholarly journal articles usually contain an abstract summarizing the contents of the article.
All sources used for writing the article are cited either in footnotes or bibliographies.
The article is written by experts in the field of study. Usually author's credentials will be listed either at the beginning or the end of the paper.
Language of the article is intended for an informed, educated audience that is somewhat familiar with the material (i.e. not intended layperson).
Journal the article is published has submission requirements that involve an editorial or review process.

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Journals

Gesta
Gesta presents original research on developments in the study of art and life of the Middle Ages. The journal embraces all facets of artistic production from ca. 300 to ca. 1500 C.E., in Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the Slavic world.
Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies
Significant research studies on all aspects of the Greek world from prehistoric antiquity through the Hellenic, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, including studies of modern classical scholarship.
Dumbarton Oaks Papers
Non-peer-reviewed annual journal of articles relating to late antique, early medieval, and Byzantine civilization in the fields of art and architecture, history, archeology, literature, theology, law, and the auxiliary disciplines.
European History Quarterly
Articles concerned with European history since the later middle ages, and social and political thought placed squarely within an historical context, review articles and book reviews stressing books published in European languages other than English.
Medieval Archaelogy
Presents archaeological evidence to further the study of the period from the 5th to the 16th century A.D
Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
Facilitates the publication of high-quality research & discussion in all aspects of Byzantine & modern Greek scholarship, whether historical, literary or social-anthropological.

HIS 341: Eastern Europe, Byzantium, and the Caucasus: Databases & Scholarly Articles

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