LibGuides: Business & Leadership Research Guide (CAPS & GS): Journal Articles

Where can I search for journal articles?

**Linked below are selected online indexes/databases that may be good places to start your research:**

EBSCO MegaFILE This link opens in a new window
The EBSCO MegaFILE covers a wide range of academic disciplines, with some information dating back to the 1800s. The MegaFILE indexes articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers, as well as some books and primary source documents. It also provides full text for nearly 12,000 publications and contains more than 84,000 biographies; 86,000 primary source documents; 10,000 company profiles; and an image collection of more than 107,000 photos, maps, and flags.
ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Designed to help business researchers balance theoretical and practical learning, and acquire the research skills that will make them successful in their courses and careers, ProQuest One Business is a complete business library containing millions of full-text items across scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, dissertations, books, videos and more.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Business Source Premier aims specifically at business schools and libraries, containing 2,966 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and much more. Business Source Premier contains full text from the world's top business journals and is particularly strong in both management and marketing.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
ProQuest Psychology Journals This link opens in a new window
Over 900 top psychology and related publications. Most full text.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Published by the APA.
SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to the full text of more than 500 SAGE journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine. ***NOTE*** Full text access ends with 2022.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Science Direct is one of the largest collections of science, technology, medical, and leadership information.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS This link opens in a new window
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals.

Social Science Research Network
This resource is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research, and is composed of a number of specialized networks in each of the social sciences.
For example: Accounting Research Network, Corporate Governance Network, Economics Research Network, Entrepreneurship Research & Policy Network, Financial Economics Network, Leadership Research Network, Management Research Network, Marketing Research Network, etc.
One can search the SSRN eLibrary Database as a whole; browse it by network, journal, or topic; or search within an individual network.
A personal User ID and Password will need to be set up.

Quick access to Harvard Business Review
Examples of other journals in the fields of Business & Economics
(e.g., Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Accounting and Economics)
Examples of journals in the fields of Leadership & Strategic Management
(e.g., Leadership Quarterly, Strategic Organization, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies)

Need assistance with developing effective database search strategies?

Check out the Conducting Effective Searches instructional guide!

Need to track down the full text of articles?

Check out the Locating Full Text Articles instructional guide!

Need to locate a specific journal?

Place a search for the title of the journal (e.g., Leadership Quarterly).

The result will tell you if the Bethel University Library subscribes to that journal, and in what format (e.g., online, print).

Need to understand the difference between scholarly, trade, & popular periodicals? Need to locate an empirical research article?

Check out the Types of Periodicals instructional guide!

Journals with a Christian and/or Ethical Worldview

Check out these selected titles:

Google Scholar

Google Scholar searches many disciplines and sources, from scholarly articles to theses, books, abstracts, and peer-reviewed papers.
If the Bethel University Library subscribes to the journal in which an article is found, Google Scholar provides a link back to the Library's databases.
Set up your user preferences in Google Scholar to enable this feature.

Google Scholar Instructional Guide