USAFA Library Guides: Political Science: Find Articles and Databases

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Key Political Science Databases

CQ Press Library
Search for resources on American government and politics, current affairs, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences
Military and Government Collection (Ebsco)
Provides full-text journals and periodicals relevant to all branches of the military and government, highlighting current news
Politics Collection (ProQuest)
Search 4 key databases with subject coverage in political science, public policy, comparative politics and international relations:
1. PAIS Index (1914 - current)
2. Policy File Index (1990 - current)
3. Political Science Database (1985 - current)
4. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 - current)

Multidisciplinary Databases

EBSCOhost
Search across all Ebsco academic databases
JSTOR
Find high-quality journal articles and eBooks in social sciences and across all academic disciplines
ProQuest
Locate items in the Social Science and related databases
Web of Science
Find citations of journal articles, conference proceedings, and data sets in social sciences and other disciplines
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Web of Science Core Collections include:
Social Sciences Citation Index, 1981-present
Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 2001-present
Science Citation Index Expanded, 1969-present

Congressional and Legal

CQ Magazine
Search for articles and in-depth reports covering legislative issues and floor votes in Congress with option to browse votes by topic or date
HeinOnline
Legislative and legal research database with collections containing federal, state and international government publications
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HeinOnline Guides:
https://libguides.heinonline.org/
Nexis Uni
Covers legal, business and news information with featured topics and publications on Political Science, Criminal Justice and Business
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Topics in Political Science: Find and track congressional legislation with featured publications, such as the PRS Group International Country Risk Guides and U.S. Supreme Court Cases edition for lawyers.
Topics in Business: Find BMI Country Risk Reports as a featured publication for expert analysis of the current political and economic risks affecting countries across the world.
ProQuest Congressional
Comprehensive online collection of primary source legislative and executive publications, along with reports covering a variety of topics

Political Thought and Philosophy

Philosopher's Index with Full Text (Ebsco)
Search for topics in all areas of philosophy including scholarly literature in the field of political philosophy
PhilPapers
A comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy to identify sources for topics on philosophical values, traditions, and more

Regional and Global Issues

Border and Migration Studies Online
Presents background information for over thirty disputed border areas of the world in addition to videos and primary documents
Human Rights Studies Online
Examines major human rights violations and crimes against humanity with videos and primary sources
Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
Database of research, policy and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East, Central Asia & North Africa

Security Issues

Digital National Security Archives (ProQuest)
Declassified documents detailing US foreign and military policy since 1945 with collections on Afghanistan and Iran
DTIC: Defense Technical Information Center
Search for research reports and data from publicly available collections at DoD or sign in with your CAC for access-controlled sites
International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center (Ebsco)
Security and threat analysis of regional conflicts, terrorism & more
Military Periscope
Focus on weapons, armed forces, terrorist organizations and news
Security Studies on JSTOR
Find research reports from key think tanks and policy institutes

Online Journals

Find if the library has full-text access to a specific journal:

BrowZine Library
Search or browse for access to electronic journals from McDermott Library related to Political Science
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
Find article citations in 60+ military & politics journals, 1987-present
How to Read a Scholarly Journal Article
Tips and tools on how to read a scholarly article by Purdue OWL
Project MUSE
Broad collection of scholarly journals and other works in the humanities and social sciences, including women's, area and ethnic studies
Russia - Ukraine War (Sage Journals)
Collection of open research covering the conflict in the Ukraine
Taylor & Francis Journals
Full-text access to journals focusing on intelligence & security issues under the subject of Politics & International Relations
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PUBLICATION TITLES IN COLLECTION:
Adelphi Series
African Security
African Security Review
Armed Conflict Survey
Asian Security
Astropolitics
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Civil Wars
Comparative Strategy
Conflict, Security & Development
Contemporary Security Policy
Critical Military Studies
Critical Studies on Security
Critical Studies on Terrorism
Defence Studies
Defence and Peace Economics
Defense & Security Analysis
Defense Analysis
Democracy and Security
European Security
Global Change, Peace & Security
Intelligence and National Security
International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
International Peacekeeping
Journal of Cyber Policy
Journal of Military Ethics
Journal of Strategic Studies
Low Intensity Conflict & Law Enforcement
Medicine, Conflict and Survival
Pacifica Review: Peace, Security & Global Change
Peace Review
Science & Global Security
Security Studies (ceased 2023)
Small Wars & Insurgencies
Strategic Analysis
Strategic Comments
Strategic Survey
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Survival
Terrorism and Political Violence
The Adelphi Papers
The Brandywine Review of Faith & International Affairs
The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
The Mariner's Mirror
The Military Balance
The Nonproliferation Review
The RUSI Journal
The Review of Faith & International Affairs
Whitehall Papers

Major Journals in Political Science

American Journal of Political Science
JSTOR 1973-present (2 years delay)
The American Political Science Review
ProQuest 1988-present. Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
British Journal of Political Science
ProQuest 2001-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
Comparative Political Studies
SAGE 1999-present. Earlier coverage in Hein Online.
Comparative Politics
JSTOR 1968-present (2 years delay)
Ethics & International Affairs
ProQuest 2001-present (1 year delay)
European Journal of Political Research
Ebsco 2002-present (1 year delay)
International Affairs
Ebsco 1975-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
International Organization
ProQuest 2010-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
International Security
Ebsco 1993-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
Journal of Conflict Resolution
SAGE 1999-present. Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
Journal of Democracy
ProQuest 2003-present (1 year delay).
Journal of Politics
Ebsco 2001-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
Perspectives on Politics
ProQuest 2009-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
Political Analysis
ProQuest 2017-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
Political Science Quarterly
Ebsco 2013-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
PS, Political Science & Politics
ProQuest 2005-present. Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
Review of International Studies
ProQuest 2001-present (1 year delay). Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
Security Dialogue
SAGE 1999-present. Earlier coverage in JSTOR.
World Politics
ProQuest 2002-present. Earlier coverage in JSTOR.

Digital Magazine Subscriptions

The library provides unlimited, premium access to The Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy for faculty, staff and cadets.

The Economist
Gain access to all subscriber-only content including archives
Foreign Affairs
Get access to all issues of Foreign Affairs published by the Council on Foreign Relations
Foreign Policy (and FP Insider)
Access all Foreign Policy content, special reports & back issues

AF and DoD Library Digital Collections

DoD MWR Libraries
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