Medieval Studies

Academic journals are scholarly periodicals (i.e. publications which come out on a regular schedule) which contain articles on specific subjects.

Journal articles are important in academic research for a number of reasons:

• they are an important forum by which medieval studies research is made available to other scholars and members of the public
• they explore a topic or problem in medieval studies in depth,
• they contain current or recent research findings,
• they go through a process called peer-review, which means that arguments and conclusions have been critiqued by other subject experts.

In general, stick with peer-reviewed material for your medieval studies assignments because this enables you to engage with the most up-to-date and best quality scholarship

Use the Library website to search across multiple databases:

The Electronic journals search (located under the Find tab on the main library website) is one option for searching the library's collection of journals. If you are looking for a journal about a particular topic or have found a likely looking article in a bibliography and want to check if we have access, this is often the best place to go.

The following journals are particularly recommended for Medieval Studies. You may need your university email address and password for access. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any trouble finding or accessing articles!

Browzine is another way to search the library's journal collections--if you prefer getting information in a visual format, you may want to start here.