What is a journal article?
Journal articles are short papers on specific topics that are written by researchers, professors and experts in their discipline. They provide information about current research and teaching. Researchers write articles to report and detail the findings of research they have carried out. Articles are then published in journals so they can be read and shared with others in their field.
What is a journal?
A journal is a scholarly publication that focuses on a specific discipline and contains a collection of articles. They are similar to magazines but are intended for an academic audience as opposed to general readers.
Journals publish on a regular basis so they provide the most relevant and up to date information.
Traditionally, articles form an issue and a set of issues grouped together make up a volume.
How to find a journal:
Journals may be in print or electronic (e-journal) format. Most journals that the library subscribes to are available as e-journals. To locate individual journal titles, enter the title into the Library Search box.
Step by step instructions on finding articles:
Go to the library website https://www.qub.ac.uk/lib/
In the search box, enter the article title or a few keywords relating to a topic
On the next page, a list of results will appear
Sign in by clicking on the yellow banner and enter your QUB email credentials
Use the limits on the left hand side to refine the results, for example, articles or date range
Then locate a title that you want access
To read an electronic resource, click on Available online and follow the links under the heading full text availability