Journals - A journal is made up of issues and volumes. Each issue contains around 10-15 individual articles, each on a specific topic and there are normally 3-5 issues per year. In the past print copies of the issues were bound together into a single volume at the end of a year. By referring to the page numbers, issue and volume of a journal you are able to find an individual article. Most journals specialise in a particular area of research and only publish articles in that area e.g. Journal of Business Ethics.
Articles - Academic articles are how most new research is produced and shared with the world. One of the most important aspects of an academic article is that it has been peer reviewed. Peer review means that the article has been read by other academics in the same field as the authors and they found it to be a credible and important piece of research.
Journal Databases are online collections of journals that are easy to search. They can contain journals in one subject area e.g. EconLit contains Economics material, or they can be multidisciplinary and contain journals from many different subject areas e.g. Scopus contains material on most Social Sciences subjects, including Economics.
Because different databases contain different types of material, you should choose the database that is suitable for the type of information you want to find, or you can use Library Search, which searches across many of our databases.
EBSCOhost is getting a new look from 8 July 2025! Learn what’s changing and how to get organised by visiting our Library blog post.
Business Source Complete is the industry's most used business research database, providing full-text for more than 2,300 journals, including full-text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles.
Gale Business Insights is an easy to use database with company, industry and country information, journal articles, case studies and more. Aimed at undergraduates, it contains SWOT analysis for many major companies and a comprehensive glossary of business terms.
A full-text database of 100 management and accounting e-journals and e-books published by Emerald
Database of peer-reviewed journal articles in science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities with links to full-text where available.
Database of peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in all subjects with links to full-text where available. Includes Arts and Humanities Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index. Also Journal Citation Reports.
JSTOR provides searchable back issues of scholarly journals on a wide range of subjects. JSTOR does not include the last few years of most of its journals, so for recent and current issues, use the Journal A-Z or Library Search.
Searches full text of academic articles, books and book chapters. Use the Lean Library plug-in or set UEA under Library Links to generate links to UEA resources. Check any books in Library Search to see whether we have copies.
Library Search - to find books and articles
Databases A-Z - to find specialist resources
Journals A-Z - to find an individual journal
Reading lists - find the key readings for your module
EBSCOhost is getting a new look from 8 July 2025! Learn what’s changing and how to get organised by visiting our Library blog post.
As the most reliable full-text source for economic research, this database offers full text for hundreds of journals including the American Economic Association journals with no embargo. In addition to full-text coverage, the database contains indexing and abstracts for economic journals.
