Journals & eJournals
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Are you looking for a specific journal? See these instructions on finding a journal in our catalog and databases.
If you’re unsure where to begin, try this list of recommended journals.
Search the Library Catalog
How to Find Journals in the Catalog
Navigate to the library catalog by choosing Catalog ⇒ Go to the Catalog from the navigation bar.
In the catalog, select the Resources dropdown menu and choose the option eJournals A–Z List.
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Dropdown Menu in the Library Catalog
When the search junction appears, select the tab labeled Journals.
Search or browse:
Search the eJournals A–Z List to find out if Northwestern provides full-text coverage.
Alternatively, select the Browse tab to see a complete list of journal titles.
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Options in the Periodical Search Junction
Navigate to the library catalog by choosing Catalog ⇒ Go to the Catalog from the navigation bar.
Choose the Advanced Search option.
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Advanced Search
Under Search Index, select Title. Then type the name of the journal you want to find in the Search Term bar.
Specify Journal/Magazine under Format and conduct your search.
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The Advanced Search Screen
While in an EBSCO database, select the tab labeled Publications to browse or search the publication list.
You can subscribe to receive updates from a particular journal by selecting the RSS icon () to the left of the journal’s title.
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Publications Window in an EBSCO Database
Mental Measurements Yearbook
This encyclopedia of psychometrics and testing instruments includes tests from psychology, business, and education.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
Produced by the Buros Center for Testing at the University of Nebraska, the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to thousands of contemporary testing instruments.
Suggested Journals
These journals may be useful.
This is not a comprehensive list. In a research database, you can search by Journal Title in conjunction with other search terms.
- Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral & Social Sciences
Methodology is the official organ of the European Association of Methodology (EAM), a union of methodologists working in different areas of the social and behavioral sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, economics, educational and political sciences).
- Psychological Research
Includes information which emphasizes the theoretical implications of the research reported.
- Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice
Original theoretical and research contributions on psychodynamic, interpersonal and other psychological aspects of mental health and the psychological therapies.
- Psychology, Community & Health
Publishes articles in the field of psychology with a focus on research developed in community- and health-related contexts.
- Psychology, Health & Medicine
Provides a forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice.
- Psychology and Aging
The primary focus of the journal is on reports of novel empirical findings that inform theories related to the psychological science of aging and adult development.
- Psychology & Health
Promotes the study & application of psychological approaches to health & illness.
- Psychology & Marketing
Original research and review articles dealing with the application of psychological theories and techniques to marketing; exploration of issues of law, ethics and values in psychology and marketing, case studies and cross-cultural reports.
- Psychology in the Schools
Research and opinion articles dealing with theoretical and other problems of the school psychologist or of interest to teachers, counselors, administrators and other personnel workers in schools and colleges, public and private organizations.
- Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice
Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice is a cross-disciplinary journal that encompasses experimental, clinical, and social psychology, as well as cognitive science and neuroscience. It publishes articles on theory, research, methodology, and clinical applications related to the psychology of consciousness.
- Psychology of Education Review
Peer-reviewed coverage of research into matters related to the psychological aspects of education.
- Psychotherapy Research
Contains original research on psychotherapy process and outcome, reviews on key topics, and theoretical papers that are closely tied to empirical data.