Academic Search Complete is a valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.
This database was made possible in part by the New Jersey State Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
What is the difference between a scholarly journal article and a non-scholarly journal article?
SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES NON-SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES
Written by academic specialist/researcher Written by journalist/ professional writer
Advances scholarship Informs and entertains
Narrow subject Broad subject
Longer article Shorter article
Includes bibliography Does not contain bibliography
Published in peer-reviewed journal Published in magazine or trade journal