Library Class and Subject Guides: Economics: Articles

Primary Economics Journal Databases

EconLit This link opens in a new window
Provides citations to articles and dissertations about all aspects of economics.
We have access for four users at a time. If you get a message saying that we are over our limit, please try again later.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Access all JSTOR archival journal collections, now also including Sustainability, Public Health, Security Studies, and more.

American Economic Association Web
Allows you to search the 7 journals published by the American Economic Association. All of these journals are also indexed in EconLit. Use this when you need a quick search to find a peer-reveiewed article.

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect searches the journals of one of the largest academic publishers. Before searching, use the menu under "subject" and select Economics, Econometrics and Finance. This searches around 100 academic journals that our library has full text access back to 1997.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Do not make this your first stop for searching. After you have found an article that you feel confident about...use Google Scholar to identify other sources that have cited your article.

Finding Articles & More Using Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a great tool to find articles, but it includes fee-based websites. Through Library Services you have three options to access the full article content and bypass paywalls.

Click our Google Scholar link, which is also found on our Databases A-Z page. This link will verify your access through your StarID. You will need to return to this link whenever you open a new browser.
Change your Library Links setting in Google Scholar. Your browser will remember these settings until you clear your cache.

With options 1 and 2, your Google Scholar results will include links such as ViewIt@MNSU and, after clicking the double arrow icon, GetIt@MNSU. These links will connect you to our library to access the item.

Install the Libkey Nomad browser extension. When you click on titles in the Google search results, LibKey adds access links into the publisher's page. LibKey will add these links to webpages until you uninstall the extension from your browser.