Selected journals for literature & criticism
Selected journals for research in rhetoric & writing
Selected literary reviews publishing creative writing
Literature databases for finding articles
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
A detailed index to journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations published on subjects in modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
Users they may not use the Databases and Services in combination with an artificial intelligence tool (including to train an algorithm, test, process, analyze, generate output and/or develop any form of artificial intelligence tool). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Licensee and Authorized Users may use, transmit, view, or store the content or outputs from the Database, Services, or e-content in any software tools and/or systems that may have artificial intelligence tools running therein
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Over a thousand full-text scholarly journals and books covering all subjects in the humanities, sciences and social sciences. History, economics, art, literature, and mathematics are particularly strong. All journal titles are archived back to the first issue, many dating from the early 1800s. JSTOR now also hosts the complete ArtSTOR collection.
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Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Detailed information on the most studied authors and their works, including plot summaries, literary criticism, authors' biographies, articles from literary journals, and book reviews.
Users they may not use the Databases and Services in combination with an artificial intelligence tool (including to train an algorithm, test, process, analyze, generate output and/or develop any form of artificial intelligence tool). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Licensee and Authorized Users may use, transmit, view, or store the content or outputs from the Database, Services, or e-content in any software tools and/or systems that may have artificial intelligence tools running therein
Other databases
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Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Index to scholarly articles covering topics such as history, music, literature, philosophy and religion.
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Project MUSE - Standard Collection This link opens in a new window
An interdisciplinary collection of hundreds of high quality, peer-reviewed, scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. All titles in the Standard Collection are full text.
Coverage: Mostly 2006 to the present
Users: Unlimited simultaneous users
Contains: BGSU has purchased 86 titles on Project MUSE and has access to around 1,800 open access titles. The collection is particularly strong in humanities and social sciences subjects.
Best for: A wide range of academic subjects
Printing: From pdfs
Download: Each chapter is a downloadable pdf
Compatible with: Anything with a web browser, pdf
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Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The online version of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language.
Peer Review
Want to know more about the differences between magazines and peer-reviewed journals? Consult this web page created by the BGSU Libraries:
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Ulrichsweb Global Serials DirectoryUse this resource to help verify if a journal is scholarly, peer reviewed. Note: the most accurate way to do this is to go to the publisher web site. It is possible for an article to appear in a scholarly journal that has not been through a blind review.