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Best Databases for Finding Political Science Articles

Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Includes current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found within the world's leading scholarly social sciences journals covering more than 50 disciplines. Hosted on the Web of Knowledge/Web of Science Platform.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus is an abstracts database covering the following fields: chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, engineering, life and health sciences, social sciences, psychology, economics, and environmental sciences.
Public Administration Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers areas related to public administration, including public administration research, public administration theory and more. Searches top public administration journals such as Public Administration Review, Public Administration Quarterly, and International Journal of Public Administration.
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Public Affairs Information Service International (PAIS International) contains references to more than 540,100 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies and more. In addition to English, some of the indexed materials are published in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Best Databases for Finding Political Science Articles