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When conducting research it is important to distinguish between journal articles and magazine articles.
Journal articles are typically referred to as scholarly, academic, refereed or peer-reviewed while magazine articles are usually considered popular or even sensational. Always know which type is acceptable for your research.
If you're not sure whether a journal is scholarly, look at our checklist.
Our Research database page offers you access to over 250 databases to search for articles. But to start your research, we recommend:
Scholarly articles from communication, mass media, journalism, linguistics, and related fields.
Scholarly articles across the fields of literature and linguistics. Also searches book and thesis content.
Large, multidisciplinary article database that is a good starting point for research in many areas.
Major Canadian newspapers as well as many small-market newspapers.