Databases are organised collection of information, and they allow you to search for high quality peer-reviewed journal articles from a large number of journal titles at the same time.
As well as articles databases can also provide information about other type of material, i.e. conference proceedings, books, book chapters, dissertations, book reviews, etc.
The Library subscribes to a number of databases that you can access with your City email and password.
When you are carrying out your literature review, you may need to search more than one database to find the material relevant to your topic, as each database covers different journals.
Search the following databases to find journal articles on your topic:
Multidisciplinary database providing access to full text articles, reports, conference proceedings and books.
Includes the publications, speeches and archives of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). Useful for researchers of international affairs, diplomacy, security, economics, law and business.
Includes references to journal articles, books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. IBSS focuses mainly on anthropology, economics, politics and sociology.
Digital archive of academic journals, books and primary sources.
Coverage includes law and legislation, comparative politics, political theory, international relations, humanitarian issues, and non-governmental organizations.
Hosts journals from a variety of publishers. Subjects covered are the humanities and social science.
The largest abstract and citation database of international peer-reviewed literature: journals, books and conference proceedings. It also has smart tools to track, analyse and visualise research.
Multidisciplinary resource which enables simultaneous cross-searching of a range of citation indexes and databases. It provides access to research tools like cited reference searching and the Journal Citation Reports.