LibGuides: Anthropology: Databases

General Article Databases

Read the descriptions to select appropriate databases for your topic or assignment. We recommend searching in at least 2-3 different places to find a variety of quality information.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch offers access to perspectives often overlooked by mainstream media sources with magazines and newspapers from minority presses. Native American, African American, Hispanic American, and many other voices provide up-to-date reporting on current events as well as academic research on ethnic studies and social issues.
JSTOR
JSTOR combines scholarly research and primary sources, including a robust image collection. Useful for humanities, social sciences, science and math, business, and the arts. JSTOR has a moving paywall that may limit access to the most recent research.
Science & Technology
Find over 5,000 scholarly peer-reviewed journals, magazines, reports, multimedia sources and more on life, earth, agricultural, and environmental sciences.Includes some anthropology titles!
GenderWatch
GenderWatch is a repository of voices rarely heard in mainstream media relating to gender issues. Scholarly and press publications dating from 1970 to the modern day offer unique perspectives on women's studies, LGBTQIA+ affairs, gender roles, and more.
SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX contains peer-reviewed sociology journals on a range of topics including gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, racial studies, religion, and social work. Conduct research for your behavioral science classes here.
Science Direct
Access discoveries in science, medicine, and technology through academic articles for a range of topics including physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences. This is SLCC's most comprehensive science-focused database.

Primatology

All the World's Primates
This database identifies each species and subspecies of primate with contributions from over 300 experts. Including photos and videos with information about habitat, social behavior, diet, physical characteristics, extinction risk, and more. It is continually updated with new information from scientists all over the world.

International Journal of Primatology Open Access Articles
Search or browse through the Open Access (free) articles from the International Journal of Primatology. Use the other link for library access to all articles from 1997- 1 year ago.
International Journal of Primatology Library Access
View full text articles from 1997 to 1 year ago through the SLCC Library.

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The publisher has a 12 month embargo that prevents us from accessing the most recent articles. If you need an article from the last year and it's not available through the Open Access link, please ask and we can try to get it for you.
American Journal of Primatology Library Access
Access articles from 2011-present from the American Journal of Primatology through SLCC Libraries.
Primate Info Net
Background information from the Wisconsin Primate Research Center. (The original PIN content is no longer updated, but there is some additional content in 2024.)

Peer Reviewed Journals

Select "Full text access" and then choose a database with the best coverage option to view journals of interest.

American Anthropologist
1888-present. Full text delay: 8 years
Anthropological Quarterly
1953-present. Full text delay: 4 years
Anthropological Review
2007-present
Anthropological Theory
2001-present
Current Anthropology
1959-present. Full text delay: 1 year.
Find more anthropology journals!
Anthropology journals from EBSCOHost
Anthropology and Archaeology Journals (SAGE)
Find additional journals from another publisher, SAGE.
Anthropology Journals in Natural Science Collection (ProQuest)
Use the "Subject" limiter to search for Anthropology and Archaeology journals in the database Natural Science Collection (ProQuest).

Publications of Interest (Not Peer-reviewed)

Scientific American (2007-present)
Authoritative articles on all sciences by scientists who do the research reported. Edited for the interested layman. Features science and the citizen, computer reactions, the amateur scientists, reviews of current books in science and bibliographies.

Forensic Anthropology Resources

FORENSICnetBASE
Contains e-books on crisis management and negotiation methods, arson and homicide investigation, expert witnessing, forensic pathology and toxicology, and cyber crime. NOTE: Ignore the login and request for trial options at the top of the page. To access the content scroll done further on the page.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Use this database to access academic journals such as the Journal of Forensic Sciences for your criminal justice research. Topics include criminology, forensic science, criminal law and investigation, law and procedure, history of crime, substance abuse, and addiction.

Journal of Forensic Identification
03/01/2012 - present (Full Text Delay: 3 months)
Journal of Forensic Sciences
01/01/2006 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)

More journals about Forensic Sciences are available through the two databases above. Contact a librarian if you need help!

eHRAF Databases

eHRAF Archaeology
Develop an understanding of human behavior and archaeology through the study of culture, history, language, and biology from these culture collections. Browse by tradition, subject, or location with the interactive map.
eHRAF World Cultures
eHRAF World Cultures contains studies and records of diverse civilizations, both ancient and modern. Browse cultures, subjects, or documents for the best navigation of this database.
eHRAF Explaining Human Culture
Learn about patterns of cultural variation and universal similarities or differences in human behavior. Topical summaries outline what knowledge scholars have collected from cross-cultural research and provide a jumping-off point for further research.

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