InfoGuides: Policy and Government: Find Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals (databases, articles)

Looking for a specific article?

To locate a specific article, go to the QuickSearch box at library.gmu.edu. Enter the article's title in quotation marks. Your article should be one of the top results.

Key Journal Article Databases

To search for articles on a topic, try the following databases:

Note: If you use these resources off campus, you will need to enter your GMU ID (first part of email) and password.

Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
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Easy-to-use, up-to-date search engine for your field.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is the place to go for core academic journals. It's limited in scope, but great for key articles in your subject area.
ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Great for management- & economics-related topics. Includes academic journals, trade publications, magazines, working papers, country and industry reports in business, management and economics.
International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Offers information on virtually every dimension of security & counter-terrorism and is designed to inform the analysis process, as well as to enhance the general understanding of security and terrorism-related issues. Includes content from journals, country reports, books and more.
ProQuest Social Sciences Collections This link opens in a new window
This searches several proquest databases covering political science, sociology, criminology, and education.

For a complete list of databases relevant to policy studies, visit Mason Libraries' Databases by Subject pages for

Policy and Government

International Affairs

Some Top Journals

A selection of top academic journals in political science & policy studies. See your faculty advisor for more suggestions!

American Journal of Political Science (AJPS)
Official journal of the Midwest Political Science Association.
American Political Science Review
The flagship journal of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
Journal of Policy Analysis & Management (JPAM)
The flagship journal of the Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM). Available online and in print (call number H97.J68)
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART)
The journal of the Public Management Research Association.
Perspectives on Politics
Also from APSA, this journal aims describes itself as "a political science public sphere".
Public Administration Review
From the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).