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Start with the following Monmouth University subscription databases to find journal or newspaper articles. Remote access is available using your student ID and password.
The following is a list of key counseling journals published by divisions of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Click on the title to find the database covering the journal and then browse or search the issues.
Some journals have a 12-18 month embargo or are not available full text. You can complete an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) request to receive copies of articles in those journals.
American Counseling Association (ACA)
Journal of Counseling and Development
Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA)
Adultspan Journal
Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC)
Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE) ILL required
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (MECD)
Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC)
The Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling (JCAC) ILL required
Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC)
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
American College Counseling Association (ACCA)
Journal of College Counseling
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
Counselor Education and Supervision (CES)
The Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC)
Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development
Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC)
Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling ILL required
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
The Journal of Mental Health Counseling
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
Professional School Counseling
Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC)
Counseling and Values
Association for Specialist in Group Work (ASGW)
Journal for Specialists in Group Work
Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC)
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling (JAOC)
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)
The Family Journal
Military and Government Counseling Association (MGCA) formerly ACEG
Journal of Military and Government Counseling
National Career Development Association (NCDA)
The Career Development Quarterly (CDQ)
National Employment Counseling Association (NECA)
Journal of Employment Counseling (JEC)
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Once you find a useful article, find additional articles by looking at the references. You can also enter the article title into Google Scholar to find articles that have cited your original article. See this handout for instructions. If you use Google Scholar, remember to check for peer-review using Ulrichsweb.
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Impact factor (IF) is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year.