American Foreign Policy (Honors)
A Course Guide for Political Science 255H
Getting the article
When searching for articles, look for the UMLinks button. It will find the full text of your article online if it's available through the libraries. Or, it will search the library catalog for you to see if we have your article in print--or let you request it via Interlibrary Loan.
Peer Reviewed Journals
- How to find out if a Journal is Peer ReviewedHandout with step-by-step instructions on how to find out if a journal is Peer-Reviewed
Articles
A good way to find articles is to seach databases that relate to your subject area. The following list includes the best databases for topics in your class.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals from all academic disciplines - an excellent starting point for multidisciplinary research projects. 3,200 full-text journals. Coverage from 1975 to present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Columbia International Affairs Online: CIAO This link opens in a new windowFull-text working and position papers, books, and journals - from international affairs research institutes, 1991-present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- International Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles from international political science periodicals, 1951-present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- LegalTrac This link opens in a new windowIndexing for more than 1,500 major law reviews, legal newspapers, Bar Association journals and international legal journals, including more than 250 titles in full text.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- PolicyFile This link opens in a new windowFull text policy papers from think tanks, research institutes, and agencies.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowLegal encyclopedias, law reviews, and legal treatises; case, statutory, and regulatory law; newspapers and magazines; business data, 1980's-present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- PAIS International This link opens in a new windowReferences to public policy literature: articles, scholarly and government literature, and research reports, in European languages, 1915-present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNews, business and legal sourcesAvailable on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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