Business: Journal Articles and Databases

This guide provides a starter point for finding Business information.

Full Lists of Databases and eJournals

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Key Journals for Business

What Is Peer Review?

Articles in peer reviewed journals have been assessed before publication by subject experts. This means they are the 'gold' standard in academic articles. You will be expected to use peer reviewed journal articles in your assignments.

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Key Databases for Business

ABI/INFORM Global
ABI/INFORM Global™ is one of the most comprehensive business databases on the market. It includes in-depth coverage for over 3,040 publications, with more than 2,060 available in full text.
Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete is a full text business database, covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business.
Emerald Management Xtra
Large comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed management journals. 110 full text journals and reviews from the top 300 management journals.
Marketline Advantage
MarketLine Advantage is an interactive subscription platform offering a comprehensive and unique collection of company, industry, financial, and country information extending across every major marketplace worldwide.
Mintel
Mintel's published market research has been helping leading businesses achieve their goals for over 30 years.
Passport (Euromonitor International)
International statistical information and market analysis. Access information by country, company, consumer market/lifestyle etc.
FAME: UK and Irish financial company information and business intelligence
FAME is a database that contains information for companies in the UK and Ireland. FAME contains information on 3.4 million companies, 2.4 million of which are in a detailed format.
Academic Search Complete
A scholarly, full text database designed for academic institutions. The database includes full text for 1800 publications as well as images.

NBER Working Papers

Databases for your topic

Business Database Matrix

Finding Articles on Reading Lists

Try this first

You can look up articles in OneSearch, our resource discovery service.

Put the exact title of the article in inverted commas.

If we can provide an instant link you will see the journal article displayed - click Full Text Online to access the text.

Next steps:

If we cannot provide a quick article link or it fails, then search for the name of the whole Journal instead of the article title e.g. "Journal of Common Market Studies"

For print-only journals you will be shown the location and shelfmark, so that you can locate the volume on the shelf

For electronic journals, click to link to the full journal and then navigate to the year, volume and issue that you want to see your article: or there may be an option to search for the article title provided by the online journal portal in which case key in the article in that box.