Guides: Starting Research Projects: Finding Articles

Search by Article Title, Author Name, or Topic

Library Databases

Subscription journals, newspapers, and magazines are available through the Stephen B. Luce Library databases:

Types of Articles

Articles can come from a range of types of journals, magazines, and newspapers. These are generally defined as popular, trade, or academic/scholarly

	Popular	Trade	Academic/Scholarly*
Audience	General Public	Workers in a particular industry	Academics, Students
Author	Journalists	Workers in that industry or specialized journalists	Academics
Purpose	To inform or entertain the general public on a subject	To inform people in that industry about industry news and developments	To further scholarship in a specific academic discipline
Example	New York Times, Forbes	Tradewinds	Maritime Economics & Logistics

*Peer-reviewed articles are a type of academic/scholarly article.

Finding A Cited Article

There are several ways to find an article from a citation.

Example: Pattanayak, A., Kumar, K.S.K. Fiscal Transfers, Natural Calamities and Partisan Politics: Evidence from India. EconDisCliCha 6, 375–392 (2022). https://doi-org.sunymaritime.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s41885-022-00111-

Use the DOI: this is a unique URL that connects directly to an article, paper, or book. There may be a paywall if it's a subscription resource
Search by Journal Title: The title of the journal where the article was published is italicized. You can search by journal title in the library journal search.
Search by Author Name or Article Name: The authors are listed first. The article name will be listed before the journal title. You can search by author name or article name in the library catalog.

FAQ - Articles

What is a peer reviewed or scholarly article?
A scholarly article that has gone through the peer review process, meaning two experts in the same discipline have reviewed the article and signed off on it as accurate and reliable.

I can't find the full text. What do I do?
If the library does not have a print or electronic copy of the article, the library may be able to borrow it from another institution through an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request.

I am supposed to read a journal article on course reserves. How do I find it?
Check for your course on Course Reserves. Any items placed on reserves will be found there.

How do I find out if you have a specific journal?
Do a search for the Journal Title, and not the article title.