Sociology
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- Tips for Doing a Literature Review
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- Course Guides
Did You Know?
The top 3 journals in Sociology (ranked by journal impact factor) in the JCR Year 2022 were:
- Annals of Tourism Research (13.2)
- American Sociological Review (10.5)
- American Sociological Review (9.1)
You can get more information on these and other titles in the Journal Citation Reports database.
Note: if you are off-campus, you will be prompted for your MyGeorgiaSouthern ID and password.
Sociology Journals at Georgia Southern (peer-reviewed)
Finding and Evaluating Academic Articles
Here are a couple of tools to help you:
For information on off-campus access, Inter-Library Loan, and other forms of assistance with library research, click here. Do you still have questions about where to search and which sources to select? Contact me at rbaker@georgiasouthern.edu I am here to help you!
Tips for Reading Social Science Journal Articles
Here are some tips for reading academic articles:
- http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/files/instructors/How_to_Read_a_Journal_Article.pdf (social science journal articles)
- try this video walkthrough
- Learn more about ICPSR
- Need a place to share your data? check out openICPSR
- other tips for reading academic articles:
Do you still have questions about where to search and which sources to select? Contact me at rbaker@georgiasouthern.edu or make an appointment. I am here to help you!