Library Guides: Social Science Research (for Lawyers): Citation Report Research

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Legal Looseleafs in Print by Arlene L. Eis
Call Number: Second Floor Reference KF 1 .S7 [year]
Publication Date: annual
Annual bibliography of law-related looseleafs, covering 3,400 titles by 140 publishers. Includes indexes to publisher, subject, and electronic formats.
Directory of Law Reviews by Michael H. Hoffheimer
Call Number: Second Floor Reference KF 1 .D57 2005
Publication Date: 2005 (print)
Gives publication frequency and contact information for all major U.S. law reviews, organized in three categories: general, special focus student-edited and non-student-edited peer review and trade journals. Print version last updated in 2005. The online version is here: http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/prodev/lawreview/.
The Oxford Guide to Library Research by Thomas Mann
Call Number: HBLL (Floor 5-S) Z 710 .M23 2005
Publication Date: 2005
Excellent guide to print (and online) library research, by a Library of Congress reference librarian.
Indexed Periodicals: A guide to 170 years of coverage in 33 indexing services by Joseph Marconi (Editor)
Call Number: HBLL (Floor 5-S) Z 6941 .M27
Publication Date: 1976
Useful for finding where older periodicals are indexed.
Legal Information Buyer's Guide and Reference Manual by Kendall F. Svengalis
Call Number: Second Floor Reference KF 1 .S85 [year]
Publication Date: annual
The "Bible" for knowing what legal materials are available for purchase, with an emphasis on balancing economic concerns with professional needs. Chapter 27 covers legal treatises and other subject specialty materials.

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Journal Citation Reports (ISI)
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Tool for evaluating science and social science academic journals through statistical citation patterns. Covers more than 7,000 peer-reviewed journals in approximately 200 disciplines. Coverage is from 2002 to present.

These are resources to which the Hunter Law Library or the Harold B. Lee Library has purchased a subscription. Most subscription licenses require off-campus access to be limited to BYU law students and faculty. Other patrons are welcome to use many of these resources by visiting the library premises.

MLA Directory of Periodicals (ProQuest)
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Lists over 3,700 periodicals in the areas of literature, language, linguistics and folklore, supplying addresses, publication information and guidelines for submission. Coverage is 1970+ and updated annually.

Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI): Web of Science This link opens in a new window
The Web of Science accesses the Science Citation Index (SCI), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts and Humanitites Citation Index (AHCI) databases, gathered from over 8,500 scholarly journals. Searches for records by topic, author, source title, author address, cited author, citedwork, cited year can be performed separately or combined. Articles are linked to other articles of the same topic.

UlrichsWeb
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UlrichsWeb is the online version of Ulrich's Periodical Directory. It contains info about a quarter-million serials (journals, newsletters, newspapers, etc.) that are published world-wide. Each record provides publishing information, price, where it is indexed, email links, etc. Updated daily.

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Essays about Journal Citation Reports (ISI)
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Explanatory essays by Eugene Garfield and others explaining the possible uses of citation indexing tools.
HBLL LibGuide: General Search
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BYU Harold B. Lee Library online research guide to multidisciplinary databases. Covers general article indexes, background resources, biography resources, dictionaries & thesauri, dissertations & theses, news resources, e-reference, and other print reference materials.
List of Criminology and Criminal Justice Top Journals
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Word document. Professor's ranking of the top journals in his field of criminal justice and criminology.
List of Top Engineering and Telecommunications Journals
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IEEE produced listing of the top 20 journals in electrical & electronic engineering and the top 10 journals in telecommunications (per Journal Citation Reports).
Sociology journal core influence article (2003)
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Article by Michael Patrick Allen in Footnotes (Dec. 2003), analyzing journal citation patterns in the field of sociology. Includes links to various tables.
The Best Philosophy Journals (Australian-based list)
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A guide to top 50 general and specialist philosophy journals (compiled in 2008).

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