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Psychology Guide

How to Search Within a Specific Journal in a Database

If you need to find articles that are published in a specific psychology journal you can limit your search to that journal using the steps below.


1. Go to the Articles/Databases link on the library homepage.


2. Use the subject dropdown menu to filter the A-Z results to focus in on "Psychology" databases. Scroll down and click on PsycArticles


3. Type the name of the journal into the "Source" box, and limit the date range for what you need using the "Publication Year" filter. Putting quotes around the journal title will make sure the system recognizes the specific phrase and give you results for that title only. It is also best to click on the box for "Full Text" to make sure your results include the full text articles. 


4. Then input your search words into the boxes at the top of the screen and access your results. If you put search terms in quotes the system will know to look for the phrase "personality development" in that order. The search system will also provide search suggestions that may be helpful to narrow your research topic.