Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Geography:
Finding Articles within Journals
Below is a selected list of indexes that will lead to articles in the field of geography. Geography is
a broad subject area, and related information may be found across a variety of indexes. A complete list
of all indexes is found on the main
Indexes and Databases page.
For step by step instructions on using indexes to find journal articles, please see:
How do I find an article on my topic? Or, contact the geography librarian, Rebecca Gardner, at
rgardner@rci.rutgers.edu
Detailed information regarding what each index covers can be found by following its link and reading
the full description provided.
Academic Search Premier
Wide range of scholarly journals and popular magazines covering most fields of academic study.
Current Geographical Publications
Provides PDF tables of contents for hundreds of geography journals. Continuously updated as new issues are received. Use in combination with
How do I know if RU has a particular journal?
GeoRef
International resource for information about geology and the geosciences. Includes journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses, as well as references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Google Scholar
Multidisciplinary index to articles, dissertations, book citations, preprints, abstracts and technical reports. Sources of material include academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and open access publishers.
Sustainability Science Abstracts
Covers all aspects of sustainable development, human population and demography.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary; strongest in the sciences. The Web of Science can also be used to demonstrate the impact of particular articles and authors through the "Cited Reference Search."
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