Research guides: Economics: Articles & Working papers

Key Economics and Business Journal Databases

EconLit This link opens in a new window
The major index for economics. International in coverage. EconLit covers both economic theory and its application.
EconPapers This link opens in a new window
Provides access a large collection of online Economics working papers, journal articles and software.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window
A major index for social science and interdisciplinary scholarly research. The main focus is on the four core social science subjects of anthropology, economics, politics and sociology.
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
A major database for political science. PAIS International offers access to the international literature in public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations.

Business Source Premier
A major index for all areas of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, trade and technology and more.

ABI/INFORM Global This link opens in a new window
A major database for business and management.
Offers latest business and financial information.

ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary search engine of academic journals, newspapers, ebooks, and more.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Abstract and citation information for peer-reviewed scientific research, including journals, books, and conference papers.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Citation information and research impact factors for multi-disciplinary journal articles, conference papers, books, and more.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Current and archived news, business and company information worldwide.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window

EconPapers This link opens in a new window
Indexes and links to over 200,000 online working papers.
EconLit This link opens in a new window
To find working papers, search "working paper" (singular) in Publication Type (PT) together with your topic.

American economic review
Vol. 1 (1911)+ Full text for most recent 2 years not available.
Widely regarded as one of the top two economics journals.
American economic review
Print Version.
Vol. 1 (1911)+ Includes most recent issues.
Canadian journal of economics
Vol. 1 (1968)+ Excludes most recent year.
Econometrica
Vol.1 (1933)+ Excludes full text for most recent years.
Widely regarded as one of the top two economics journals.
Journal of economic theory
Vol. 1 (1969)+ Contains most recent issues
Journal of political economy
Vol. 1 (1892)+ Most recent issues not available.
Quarterly journal of economics
Vol. 1 (1886)+ Full text
The economist
Contains most recent issues
The economist, historical archive 1843-2003
The Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths' - Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850
The Making of the Modern World offers researchers new ways of understanding the emergence of modern economics and other social sciences. It's the most comprehensive collection in existence for researching the literature of economics from this period. This unrivalled online library offers instant access to the theories, practices, and consequences of economic and business activity in the West, from the last half of the 15th century to the mid-19th century. Individual items are also listed in the catalogue.