Want to see which journals are available at AUT in your area? 

• Go to the e-Journals page and browse by Title or Subject.

Do you have the:

title of the article and journal, or the DOI?

• Locate articles by using Library Search.  Also see this guide to DOIs

abstract of an article in a database but not the full text?

• Click on the database's button to link through to any available full text. 

There are lots of different types of articles. At university you'll often need to read peer reviewed or scholarly articles when doing research for your assignments.

AUT Library subscribes to Ulrichsweb, a database with very detailed information about journals and magazines, including whether they are peer reviewed.

The difference between articles from a scholarly journal, trade/professional magazine, popular magazine and newspaper article is explained in this short video.

(NB you will need to have credit on your AUT internet account to view this while at AUT)

What is a journal?

Journals usually contain articles with original research and are intended for an academic audience.

Typically, journals are published several times a year; e.g. in monthly or quarterly issues.  One year's worth of issues is called a volume.

What is an article?

A non fiction piece of writing usually published in a journal, newspaper or magazine.

Journal article citation 

A citation for an article in a journal using the APA 6th reference style looks like this:

Already know the title of the journal that you need?

• Locate print and electronic journals by using Library Search  
• Most of our journals are electronic and are linked to directly from Library Search
• Print journals are shelved on level 3 of the City Campus Library and level 1 of the Akoranga Campus Library and have S in front of the call number, e.g. S 520 NEW. 

Searching on a topic?

• If you are looking for a topic or subject it is best to start your search in a database.  

Peer-reviewed means that articles have been reviewed by 'peers' (or researchers in the same area as the authors).

RSS feeds

Keep up to date by automatically sending new issues of a journal or results of a search, that you choose, to your RSS reader.

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