Check out our video below for an explanation of scholarly peer-reviewed sources.
For information and resources about other citations styles, visit the UTM Library's Reference Help Page.
Step 1:
Before using Sociological Abstracts, you'll need to identify keywords and create a search string. Check out the Keyword Activity video and use the Keyword Worksheet to develop keywords and a search string.
Step 2:
Check out the How to Use Sociological Abstracts video for instructions on how to search Sociological Abstracts. Click on the blue Sociological Abstracts (database) link to access the database.
Need help using boolean operators? Check out the UTM Library's guide, Searching with Boolean Operators.
For a list of journals in Sociology, check out the UTM Library's Sociology Starting Points.
button not working in the database? Check out our video for instructions on how to search for an article using the citation.
Not sure if your article is peer-reviewed? Check out our video for instructions on how to search Ulrich's Periodical.
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