What are Journals?
Journals are magazines that cover a particular subject or profession. Each journal issue contains a number of articles, written by different authors, all of which will relate to the subject covered by the journal. Journals are also called periodicals or serials, because they are published on an ongoing basis throughout the year - this can be weekly, monthly, quarterly etc.
Journals are the best place to find up-to-date research and reviews of developments in a subject area. Most scholarly journals require the articles to be reviewed before publishing. Peer review means the journal articles have been checked for quality and validity by academics. In DISCOVER and Education Source peer reviewed articles are clearly marked.
We have some journals in print but most of our journals are available online on or off campus. If prompted to login use your Bradford College username (email) and password.
We recommend using:
DISCOVER if you want to search for journal articles on a subject
A to Z of Journals to search for, and browse, a particular journal title
Online Databases for more detailed subject searches, for example Education Source
