Journals are regular scholarly publications which contain articles on specific subjects.
They are important in academic research for a number of reasons:
they are the main forum by which research is published,
they can explore a narrow topic in depth,
they contain current or recent research findings,
they are often peer-reviewed so that research findings are checked by other subject experts.
If you're looking for an article and you know which journal it's in then the quickest way to check if we have access is to use the Electronic Journals A-to-Z .
Search for the journal title and check the 'Access Options' to see which years are covered and in which journal packages.
For example, the most recent articles are only available via the Taylor & Francis packages for the Journal of Dance Education:-
Be sure to select either of the Taylor & Francis packages to access articles from 2001 to present.
You can access journal content in 3 main ways:-
good for seeing what ejournals are available in specific subject and topic areas i.e. a good starting place
good for seeing what access we have to ejournals, including which years are covered i.e. if you are looking for a specific article from a certain year, you can check if we have access to it here
good for searching for specific article titles or searching by keyword to see what research is out there i.e. great for more detailed, advanced searching
