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Key Databases

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) (ProQuest)
Search millions of journal articles and selected books in this interdisciplinary database. Especially strong in anthropology, economics, political science and sociology. 1951-present.
Anthropology Plus
Combines two key databases for anthropology: the Royal Anthropological Institute's Anthropological Index and Harvard University's Anthropological Literature. Broad coverage from early 19th century to present.
AnthroSource
Current and back issues of the American Anthropological Association's journals and bulletins.
JSTOR
Popular archive of scholarly journals and ebooks spanning many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Use Advanced Search to select specific fields, such as anthropology.
Please note that the most recent seven years of American Anthropological Association journals (such as American Anthropologist and Medical Anthropology Quarterly) are not available in JSTOR. Use AnthroSource to search the complete run of AAA's 32 journals and download the full text.
Scopus
An abstract and citation database of scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

Browse more than 400 databases on our Databases A to Z list. Narrow down by choosing a subject, such as Anthropology, or Health & Medicine.

Key Journals

The links below will take you to OneSearch, where you will see access options for each journal in different databases. You can also find journals by title or ISSN, or browse Anthropology journals in OneSearch.

American Anthropologist
Coverage from 1888 to present
Cultural Anthropology
Coverage from 1986 to present
Current Anthropology
Coverage from 1959 to present
American Ethnologist
Coverage from 1974 to present
Ethnography
Coverage 2000 to present