Subject & Research Guides: Accounting: Find Articles

Google Scholar Search

If you are searching Google Scholar off-campus, set your preferences in Google Scholar Settings to link to the Saint Mary's online collections.

Databases and Journals

The following databases are suggested starting points for research in Accounting. To access a database off-campus, use your SMU email and password to login. View a full list of the library's databases on the A-Z Databases webpage.

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of global news and business articles from international and U.S. publications.

ABI/INFORM Global Help Guide
Business Source Premier (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Covers the fields of economics, management, accounting, marketing and finance. Provides full-text articles from more than 2200 journals (1100 peer-reviewed). Includes: Harvard Business Review (coverage from 1922 onwards) and all the Academy of Management journals; MarketLine Company Profiles.
CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs) This link opens in a new window
Features full-text articles on current affairs and business issues from Canadian periodicals and news sources. CBCA Help Guide
CPA Canadian Standards & Guidance Collection (CPACHB) This link opens in a new window
Agreed rules and practices for Canadian Accountants in an indexed and searchable e-book format.
CPA Tax Resources This link opens in a new window
Commodity Tax News, Excise Automated Reference Library (EARL) (GST/HST & Excise), Federal Income Tax Collection Platinum Student Edition (FITAC Platinum SE), Federal Income Tax News, GST/HST & Excise News, Provincial Taxes Electronic Reference Library (PERL), Provincial Taxes News , TaxMatters@EY, Ernst & Young Tax Resources , Calculators and rate cards (online) , EY/Passport, and Managing Your Personal Taxes.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Mergent Online covers U.S. and international private and publicly traded companies,
Includes the following products: US Active and inactive corporate data, International Corporate Data, Expanded Long Term Debt, US Earnings Estimates, International Earnings Estimates, Executive Biographies, Institutional Holdings, Insider Holdings, D&B Private Company Data, US and international equity pricing, ajusted and unadjusted, SEC Filings, SEDAR Filings, Competitors, North American & International Annual Reports, Industry Reports (NA) Industry Reports (AP), Industry Reports (EU), Industry Reports (LA), Equity Reports, Mergent Report Builder, Risk Analysis, Bond Search, Equity Reporting and Portraits, Economics Time Series Data, Company/Executive Alerts, D&B 20 Million Plus Private Company Database, D&B 20 Million Plus Corporate Family Tree.

Mergent Online covers U.S. and international private and publicly traded companies, bonds, and economic and industry reports.

Mergent Online Help Guide
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Detailed companies by line of business and local geography. A deep collection of worldwide business information. Access to private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive information. Detailed information and fundamental data on over 100 million global private businesses and millions of executives, updated daily.
Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window
Mergent Archives is an online database that allows you to access an archive of corporate and industry related documents. Contains more than 180,000 documents covering over 100 countries and industries.

This is just a small selection of ejournals available for you. Please search BrowZine or the Journals A-Z list for other titles.

Do you have a citation to an article? Check our Journal titles A-Z list to see if it is available at the Library.

Look up your journal title in the Journals A-Z List
A listing of all the journals we subscribe to at the Library.

BrowZine
BrowZine is a journal finding website and app that provides quick and user-friendly access to Saint Mary's e-journals. You can add your favourite journals to your BrowZine Bookshelf, save important articles, and export citations to your preferred management program. See our Browzine Quick Guide for help getting started.
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If you prefer to use the app: download the BrowZine app from the App Store, Google Play Store, or the Amazon App Store. When you open the app you will see a list of schools, select Saint Mary's University (Halifax), then sign in with your S number and password. Select your preferred subject area(s) and begin browsing.

Journal and Search Alerts

Most databases allow you to set up a personal account where you can save your searches. Many journals allow you to receive alerts of new issues or new articles that match your research criteria. Look for RSS, Save as Search Alert, TOC Alert, e-alerts, etc. The following guide shows you how to set up alerts:

Journal and Search Alerts
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Journal and Search Alerts
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What are Scholarly Journals?

Also known as peer-reviewed journals and academic journals. Many scholarly journals are peer-reviewed. If a scholarly journal is peer-reviewed, it means that the articles contained within the publication have been anonymously reviewed and evaluated by scholars in the field prior to publication. This process ensures that the quality of the research presented is high.

You can establish if a journal is peer-reviewed by looking at the guidelines for article submission (often found in the front or back of the issue), or by consulting the journal's website for this information. The Library's Research Help desk can also help you identify peer-reviewed journals and articles.

Need help finding journal articles? Check out this guide:

How to Find Journal Articles (PDF)