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E-JOURNALS (ELECTRONIC JOURNALS)

There is great diversity in electronic journals (or e-journals) on the Internet. Some sites link to journals' home pages. Others link to descriptive profiles of journals (and include subscription information). Some provide indexing and links to journals' tables-of-contents and provide abstracts of journal articles. Others link to full-text journals (which may be free or fee-based). Some are links to articles from a variety of sources. Most sites center on a theme (business, social sciences, medicine, etc.). A limited number of sites attempt to be as broad-based as possible.

Another characteristic of e-journals is their transitory nature. Journals "come and go" and this translates into relative instability for many sites. Nevertheless, many useful resources can be found by investigating this challenging, yet worthwhile resource.


AllYouCanRead.com

• Sponsored by AMIXIMA Corporation
• "26,500 Magazines and Newspapers from 200 Countries"
• Links to sites for 20 topics; also may be browsed by country
• Primarily an online subscription service; however, some titles are free (with registration)
• Includes featured magazines and "Top 10" list
• Not a source for academic journals
• Searchable
• Great source for links to worldwide popular magazines and newspapers


Biz-ezines – Top Picks

• Compiled and maintained by Gary Christensen
• A sub-directory of E-Zine Master Web Site
• Links to over 600 free e-zines, largely dealing with business opportunities, entrepreneurial ventures, and product promotion
• This is a totally commercial site but useful for those who desire updates on the latest business products and opportunities


BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Electronic journal collections

• Directory of annotated links to academic and professional sites pertinent to electronic journals
• Each link includes a short description of the site's content, author/sponsoring body, resource type
• Also links (via site directory) to other BUBL LINK pages for cost, usage and production of e-journals
• One of the best places for beginning research


Digital Librarian: Magazines and Journals

• Maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson
• Directory of over 90 websites links to many aspects of magazine/journal resources
• E-journal links are both general and topic-specific and include many of the best academic/research sites
• Remaining links are to publishers, serial database holdings lists, subscription services
• Short annotations accompany many sites
• Fee-based ($) websites are identified
• Excellent site for beginning research


Digital Libraries: Electronic Journal and Text Archives

• Sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
• Directory of sites for the following e-journal categories: "Electronic Journals: Indices and Archives," "Electronic Texts: Indices and Archives," "Electronic Media: Indices and Archives," "Electronic Text Research Centers"
• Also links to examples of refereed journals and preprint archives
• Links are primarily to resources for business, humanities, science/technology, social sciences
• Also links to sites for digital libraries, document delivery, resource sharing
• Annotations accompany some links
• Excellent for its scope (academia and professional organizations) and ease-of-navigation


E-journal SiteGuide: A MetaSource

• Compiled by Joseph Jones, University of British Columbia Library
• "A selected and annotated set of links to e-journals"
• Links to directories of links not to individual e-journals
• Also links to general site guides, academic sites, topic-specific sites, commercial sites
• Feedback welcomed
• This is not a comprehensive site but its excellent selection of some of the best directories make this another one of the best places to start research


E-journals

• Sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)
• All-purpose site for health science e-journal information
• Links to websites for journal information; full text available on some sites
• Also links to general e-journal information, e-journal collection development, discussion lists and additional professional information
• Excellent source for health-science e-journals, as well as other relevant information


E-Journals.org

• Maintained by Scott Russell (Oklahoma University) for the World Wide Web's Virtual Library
• Consists of links to 33 topics in business, humanities, life sciences, social sciences; many of these topics are WWW Virtual Library "gateways"
• Links are primarily to academic and professional sites; limited annotations
• Another excellent site for beginning research


Electronic Journal: A Selected Resource Guide

• Sponsored by HARRASSOWITZ, Book Sellers and Subscription Agents (Wiesbaden, Germany)
• An extensive, analytical guide (recently updated) to the world of e-journals, this site examines the following topics and issues: general sources of information, e-journal lists/directories, history of e-journals, standards, legal/business issues, scholarly publishing and related concerns, library issues
• Many links are accompanied by excellent annotations
• Outstanding source for a thorough discussion/understanding of most aspects of e-journals; one of the best online sites of its kind currently available


Electronic Journal Portals

• Maintained by Indian Institute of Technology, Central Library (Bombay)
• Links to 40 sites for e-journal publishers, primarily academic/professional, with a strong emphasis on the physical sciences
• "Other Sites Providing Access to Electronic Journals" links to 46 directories/guides, which include academic sites, "gateways," professional organizations, with primary emphasis on the U.S. and British Commonwealth
• No evaluative commentary
• While not comprehensive, this site links to an excellent assortment of some of the best e-journal resources currently available


FindArticles

• Sponsored by LookSmart
• "The Web's largest FREE article database," this site allows users to "… search and read 2.8 millions articles from over 500 periodicals"
• Topics are organized into 12 categories, including business, technology, news, sports, lifestyle-issues
• Searchable by keyword or individual title
• Articles retrieved display the following: title, text, journal source
• All articles retrieved may be printed at no cost
• Archived from 1998 through the present
• Excellent; one of the most comprehensive – and best – article retrieval sites on the web; easy-to-navigated (and it's free!)


HighWire Library of the Sciences and Medicine

• Sponsored by Stanford University's HighWire Press
• "Largest repository of free full-text life sciences articles in the world"
• Currently over 730,000 articles are available from 362 "Highwire-hosted" journals
• Many titles are available at no cost; others are fee-based
• Titles indexed provide the following data: journal description, subscription information, publisher/sponsoring body, frequency, link to journal's homepage
• Outstanding resource for medical and scientific journals


Magatopia.com

• Designed and created by James Hubb
• Formerly known as "The Magazine Rack"
• This online magazine directory links to over 1,000 free, non-academic titles in business, entertainment, lifestyle issues, news sports
• Most titles' links are to current issues, although some are archived
• Searchable
• Very useful for current awareness on a wide variety of popular and trade publications


MagPortal.com

• Sponsored by Hot Neuron LLC
• Primarily a current awareness articles source, this site links to over 190 magazines in 12 categories
• Searchable
• Article search results link to abstracts, many of which link to free, full-text articles
• Great resource for up-to-date, free articles


NewJour

• "The Internet list for new journals and newsletters on the Internet"
• Moderated by Ann S. Okerson (Yale University) and James J. O'Donnell (University of Pennsylvania)
• Archived from 1993, courtesy of the University of California at San Diego Libraries
• Currently links over 14,000 titles
• Title entry annotation provides data on site's scope, contact/subscription information, abstract or full-text capability and URL (when available)
• Provides instructions on submitting new titles or updating existing ones
• Free site subscription available
• Outstanding alert service for new online journals/newsletters


Resources for Research: Periodicals

• Sponsored by the Research Society for American Periodicals (RSAP); edited by Ellen Garvey
• Links to select American full-text magazines and newspapers (from the 18th century through the 20th century); all material is free-of-charge
• Arranged into 20 categories for social, political and population-specific (African-American, Native-American, women, children) publications
• Also links to related Web projects
• Discussion list available
• Links to professional organizations and periodical publishing associations
• Outstanding resource for primary research on history and popular culture in America during its first two centuries


Rutgers University Libraries: Subject Research Guides: Business: Electronic Journals

• Maintained by Ka-Neng Au for the Rutgers University Library
• Links to over 300 business e-journals (approximately 30% are restricted to Rutgers users only)
• Also links to over 50 federal government periodicals (including Federal Reserve Bank reports)
• Excellent source for business and federal government e-journals; business links are especially well-chosen


Scholarly Societies Project

• Sponsored by the University of Waterloo Library (Canada)
• Links to websites for over 4,100 academic and scholarly societies
• May be browsed by subject, country, language, type of society
• Directory of links to 83 areas of scholarly endeavor
• Also links to conference announcements
• Translations for 8 languages (via Altavista's "Babelfish")
• One of the best available sites for access to the world of scholarly societies, their publications, their activities and their resources


Serials in Cyberspace: Collections, Resources, and Services

• Developed and maintained by Birdie MacLennan for the University of Vermont
• Links to academic/research sites (U.S. and international), miscellaneous collections/resources (international), associations/organizations
• Short annotations accompany most links
• While not comprehensive, sites selected are very well-chosen
• Great place to begin research; exceptional coverage of international sites


Social Science Online Periodicals (Full Text)

• Maintained by UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Documentation Centre
• "Free access to specialized articles from around 700 periodicals in social sciences and human sciences"
• Directory of links to 22 subject areas in business, humanities, physical sciences and social sciences
• Each journal link is annotated and includes data on its contents/scope, ISSN number, host source/institution
• Titles include full-text articles in the most current issue; many provide access to archives as well
• Links to online social science databases and UNESCO's homepage
• Searchable
• Great source for social science articles with international scope


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content, or stability of any websites linked to this page.

Compiled by Rick Keogh, 6/02; links last checked 9/07

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