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Public & Social Policy

A guide to information sources for public & social policy research.

Selected Public Policy Databases

The following databases index journal articles in Public Policy and related fields.

Key Public Policy Journals

Below is a list of selected Public Policy journals identified in the 2011 Journal Citations Report as having high impact within the discipline.  They are all immediately accessible in electronic format at SLU.  The Journal Citations Report rating measures the frequency of authors citing articles in these journals as a way to measure the overall influence of the journal on the field.  You can also browse other online journals in Public Policy using the E-Journal Portal.

Find it @ SLU

This button provides links from library databases to online full text articles, when available. It also helps you search for a print version of the article in the SLU Libraries Catalog. If an article isn't available online or in print, you may request it via ILLiad Interlibrary Loan.

Off-Campus Access

Due to copyright restrictions only current SLU students, staff and faculty can access subscriptions databases and ebooks from off campus. Enter your SLUnet ID and password when prompted on the proxy page to gain access. More information about off campus access click here