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As you become an advanced writer and researcher in your field of study, you will have to become familiar with the most common publications and databases that are used in your discipline. Knowing this information will make research easier since you'll know where to go to find high-quality, scholarly research. You can also aim to publish your own work in these publications.
Professional (trade) publications provide practical information about the day-to-day work within a field. Once you enter the field professionally, you will typically subscribe to some (or all) of these publications to ensure that you're up-to-date on best practices, current issues/challenges, etc. They are not peer reviewed, and they are not as research heavy as scholarly publications.
Scholarly publications (often referred to as academic or scholarly journals) are peer-reviewed, meaning that multiple experts in the field of study review any piece before it is published. They are written by and for disciplinary experts, and they are often heavily research based. You can find articles from these scholarly publications through our SJSU Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. When you are researching, you need to know which databases to visit to glean the most useful information in your field. These databases will often link you to articles from scholarly publications.
Publications
Administration in Social Work
Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work
American Journal of Community Psychology
Child Abuse & Neglect
Child & Family Social Work
Child Maltreatment
Children and Youth Services Review
Family Relations
Health & Social Care in the Community
Journal of Social Work
Journal of Social Policy
Social Policy & Administration
Trauma Violence & Abuse
Search Tools and Common Databases
Encyclopedia of Social Work
An important publication for students is the Encyclopedia of Social Work. This publication has short entries on a variety of social work topics. It can be accessed through the SJSU Library website. The entries are written and updated by social work scholars who summarize key topics and include lists of influential and important sources. If you are not sure what topic to write on for a term paper, this resource is the place to begin.
SJSU Library Social Work Resource Guide
This is a helpful site to begin your search for articles, data, and statistics relevant to social work. The resource guide provides a list of helpful databases for general social work topics, social science topics, medical/psychology topics, policy topics, and education topics. The social sciences full-text link is a helpful place to start.
https://libguides.sjsu.edu/scwk
OneSearch
Another helpful place to begin your online searches is through the SJSU Library’s OneSearch link.
https://csu-sjsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01CALS_SJO:01CALS_SJO
Ebooks Central
This SJSU Library site allows you to look at books that can be searched and read online. In some cases, search results will include textbooks.
https://library.sjsu.edu/ebooks/ebook-central
Pubmed
Pubmed has access to many journals and journal articles. If you feel overwhelmed accessing Pubmed, you can meet with an SJSU librarian to help you focus your research topic.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Google Scholar
More focused than a generic Google search, Google Scholar will help you find research articles. If you can’t get access to the full article, don’t pay for them. Request help through the library and they can find articles for you.
Cochrane Collaborative and Campbell Collaborative
These are repositories for evidence-based systematic literature reviews. Both the Cochrane and Campbell Collaboratives provide information about the evidence for health and mental health interventions.
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