If you want articles from scholarly, research, peer-reviewed journals, ask a reference librarian to recommend an index/database for your topic. Some databases index journals exclusively, like America: History and Life, EconLit, Engineering Village, MLA Bibliography, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science.

The Top 21 Free Online Journal and Research Databases

• CORE. CORE is a multidisciplinary aggregator of open access research.
• ScienceOpen.
• Directory of Open Access Journals.
• Education Resources Information Center.
• arXiv e-Print Archive.
• Social Science Research Network.
• Public Library of Science.
• OpenDOAR.

7 Ways How to Download Research Papers for Free

1. Sci-Hub.
2. Library Genesis.
3. Unpaywall.
4. Directory of Open Access Journals.
5. Open Access Button.
6. ScienceOpen.
7. CORE.

For a manuscript to be considered an original research article, the following conditions need to be met:

1. It should be written by the researchers who actually conducted the study.
2. It should include the hypothesis or research question, the purpose of the study, and the details of the research methods.

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Take a look at your citation and identify the journal, magazine or newspaper title.
2. Take your article citation and go to the library homepage:
3. Click on the ‘e-Journals’ link to access our searchable list of online periodicals.
4. If you have a DOI, click on ‘Search by Citation’ at the top of the page.

Research databases are organized collections of computerized information or data such as periodical articles, books, graphics and multimedia that can be searched to retrieve information. Databases can be general or subject oriented with bibliographic citations, abstracts, and or full text.

How Can You Use an Academic Research Database Effectively?

1. Avoid typing your whole research question into the search field.
2. Use several keywords at once, and be willing to change each word for a synonym if you hit a dead end with one set of words.
3. Use “AND” or “OR” to retrieve more results or to limit your results.

Library Research Process

1. Define your topic. For topic ideas try the following:
2. Write a thesis or problem statement: Begin with a question, research the topic further, then develop an opinion.
3. Make an outline.
4. Develop a Search Strategy.
5. Evaluate your sources.
6. Take careful notes.
7. Writing and revising the paper.
8. Document your sources.

How to Cite Internet Sources

• Print Sources Posted Online.
• Online Versions of Print Periodicals.
• Databases (like Lexis-Nexis)
• Online Journals.
• Organization Websites.
• Topic Websites.
• Private Websites.
• Blogs.

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The ICANN, a nonprofit organization composed of stakeholders from government organizations, members of private companies, and internet users from all over the world, now has direct control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), the body that manages the web’s domain name system (DNS).

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