Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Citation indexes allow you to search for periodical citations on a particular subject. They allow you to take a source relevant to your research and to find other scholarly periodical articles that have cited it. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
This database provides access to full-text North American Women's diaries and letters from the Colonial period to 1990's. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Contemporary Women's Issues
Covers 600 periodicals. Provides global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
GenderWatch (1974-present)
A full text database containing periodicals, academic journals, newsletters, magazines, regional publications and government reports focused on women's issues. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Literature Online Literary Databases (LION)
Through browsing, keyword, and phrase searching, provides access to authoritative online editions of some 250,000 texts in the English language. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Contemporary Authors (through GaleNet)
Biographies of 100,000 current authors as well as the most-studied literary figures of the early 20th century. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Literature Resource Center
Full-text biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 writers from a variety of periods and disciplines. Includes access to the MLA International Bibliographic database. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
JSTOR
The complete text (full back runs) of core scholarly journals in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies and Sociology. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Project MUSE
Offers 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. One of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources, it covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, and others. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Expanded Academic ASAP (through InfoTrac)
Indexes journals (both scholarly and popular) in many subjects, with abstracts and full-text of a subset of the journal titles. Dates of coverage vary by title, with some extending back to 1980. Examples of titles indexed include: Review of English Studies, African American Review, Comparative Literature, Journal of Modern Literature, James Joyce Quarterly, and The Kenyon Review. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Locate literary critics, movements, countries, and historical periods. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
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For a complete listing of e-journals related to Women's Studies available via the University Libraries, search gender, women's, women, feminism, feminist, and lesbian as journal keywords at the GMU Libraries Electronic Journals Page. Access to these journals is restricted to the faculty, students, and staff of George Mason University. For a listing of global access social science journals see the World Wide Web Virtual Library listing.
The following e-journals are freely available on the open internet.
Advancing Women in Leadership
Online refereed journal dealing with women's issues in leadership. Vols. 1-current (1997-present).
Annual Reviews Social Sciences
Annually reviews current research in the field of Anthropology, Energy and the Environment, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health & Sociology. Contents are searchable from 1984. Full text available from 1996.
Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
"Publishes one symposium issue per year relating to conferences hosted by the journal." Vols.4-current (1997-present).
Genders: Presenting Innovative Work in the Arts, Humanities and Social Theories
Peer-reviewed academic research journal containing "essays about gender and sexuality in relation to social, political, artistic, and economic concerns." Vols 27-current (1998-present).
The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review
"Forum for discussion and analysis of contemporary gay, lesbian and bisexual ideas and literature." Selected articles only.
Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context
"Intersections is a refereed electronic journal conceived as an interactive forum for new research and teaching in the area of Gender Studies in the Asian region."& 1998-present.
Jouvert
Online journal focusing on postcolonial theory, literature, history, arts, and politics. Vol. 1-current.
n.paradoxa: international feminist art journal
Journal of "feminist theory and art criticism on contemporary women's art practice."
WILLA
Publication of the Women in Literature and Life Assembly of The National Council of Teachers of English. Vols.1-5 (1992-1995).
Women and Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory
"Features essays, scripts, interviews and articles on performance from interdisciplinary feminist perspectives." Vols 17-current.
Women in Judaism Multidisciplinary Journal
Refereed on-line journal "devoted to scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism."
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Women's Studies Research Guide (pdf document)
This is a selected research guide designed to help researchers devise an effective strategy and identify important resources. While it is not meant to be a comprehensive bibliography, these sources serve to identify the types of resources likely to solve research problems. Additional sources can be identified by examining the subject headings listed in these sources, using research guides in other related disciplines, and searching the library catalog.
Women's Studies Media Collection Guide: GMU Libraries
This is a selected collection guide to video, audio and multimedia resources available at the University Libraries.
Women's Studies Research and Resource Center
"The Women's Studies Research and Resource Center at George Mason University provides referrals and resource information to students, faculty, and staff. Topics covered include women's health and empowerment, sexual assault, sexual harassment, feminism, racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. In addition to providing a library, the Center hosts lectures, conferences, and other public events to promote a sense of community on campus and to raise awareness of women's issues."
So to Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art
Founded in 1993 by an editorial collective of women MFA candidates at George Mason University, So to Speak has served as a space for feminist writing and art for nearly twelve years. Published twice annually.
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