LibGuides: HE 290: Health Research Methods: Articles

Browsing Journal Issues for Topics

Use the Journal Locator to see if the Library has access to a journal or periodical.

Need help? Check out the Journal Locator Tutorial.

Many databases have a search filter that allows you to limit your results to scholarly or peer-reviewed articles.

PubMed does not have this feature, but if you are unsure about your journal, you can search by journal title in Ulrichsweb. See screenshot below.

Below are some suggested databases to help you find scholarly research articles on health topics.

PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Click on the "Full Text @ MU Library" to check for full text access.
Health Databases (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Search all four ProQuest Health databases at one time. Includes Health & Medical Collection, Health Management Database, Nursing & Allied Health Database, and Public Health Database.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for more than 600 of the 3,000 current nursing and allied health journals and other medical publications indexed in CINAHL. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.
Alt-HealthWatch (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.

	Popular Magazines	Trade Journals	Scholarly Journals
Audience	All readers	Professionals working in a specific field. Example: Nurses	Scholars and Students
Appearance	Glossy paper, many ads and pictures	Glossy paper, short articles, many ads and pictures	Research articles with charts and graphics, few pictures
Author	Freelance writers or journalists hired by magazine	Members of the profession	Professors, scholars or teachers in the field
Purpose	Entertain and inform	Keep professionals up to date with trends in the field	Publish new research in the field
References	Very few citations	Very few citations	References are listed at the end of each article
Authority	Articles reviewed by magazine’s editors	Articles reviewed by magazine’s editors	Articles undergo peer-review by scholars within the same field
Frequency	Published weekly or monthly	Published weekly or monthly	Published a few times a year, quarterly
Examples	Time, People	Advertising Age, Education Week	Higher Education Research & Development