Subject Guides: Economics: Article Databases

Databases with Scholarly Journals

Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
The premier database for scholarship in business disciplines.
Tutorial Available
Terms of Use
- NO systematic downloading.
- Use of the database is for personal, non-commercial use only.
EconLit (EBSCO)
The premier index of economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association.
Tutorial Available
Terms of Use
- NO systematic downloading.
- Use of the database is for personal, non-commercial use only.
Google Scholar
Vast, multidisciplinary, and familiar. Quick when searching for a specific title, but often less efficient when searching on topics.
JSTOR
An archive of key journals. Not the best tool for finding current research.
ProQuest Business Collection
Broad coverage of business, economics, and many other disciplines.
PsycINFO (EBSCO)
Behavioral sciences covering a variety of topics, including finance, marketing, economics, and organizational behavior.
Tutorial Available
Terms of Use
- NO systematic downloading.
- Use of the database is for personal, non-commercial use only.
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI): Web of Science (ISI)
A favorite with faculty, SSCI is a multidisciplinary index with citation analysis capabilities.

Tutorial Available
Scopus (Elsevier)
A competitor to SSCI, with even greater coverage.

Databases containing news sources, popular magazines, and trade, industry, and professional publications.

Conference Board
Factiva
Our best source for global and local news focusing on business and economics.

Tutorial Available
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO)
Tutorial Available
Terms of Use
- NO systematic downloading.
- Use of the database is for personal, non-commercial use only.
ProQuest Business Collection
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Tutorial Available
Terms of Use
- NO systematic downloading.
- Use of the database is for personal, non-commercial use only.
Wall Street Journal (1984 to present)

Economist (Historical)
Financial Times (Historical)
The Making of the Modern World (Gale)
The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850 provides scans of over 12 million pages of original historical documents covering commerce, finance, social conditions, trade, and politics.

Tutorial Available
Wall Street Journal (Historical)

Bibliographic utilities can help you gather, organize, and store your research. They can also create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles.

EndNote Web
Popular with faculty.
Mendeley (Elsevier)
Increasingly popular because of its social media aspects. Join the BYU group to upgrade to 5 GB of personal storage space and an unlimited number of private groups.
RefWorks Legacy
Provided by the library and popular among students.

Tutorial Available
Zotero
A free, open source tool. Incompatible with SSCI, but slick otherwise.