If you are searching Google Scholar off-campus, set your preferences in Google Scholar Settings to link to the Saint Mary's online collections.
For information on journal quality and what to look out for when searching for journal articles on the web (e.g., in Google Scholar), see the Library's Open Access guide page on Predatory Publishers.
You can also look up a journal in the following source as one way to check for quality and credibility:
Identifies journals which use deceptive practices and threaten the quality of scholarly publication.
The following databases offer support for research about accessibility. They may be accessed from on or off-campus with your "S" number and password.
Over 192 million pages of traditional legal materials, historical, governmental, and political documents, legislative debates, and more. Saint Mary's is subscribed to the Academic Canada Collection only.
Here are several journals available in the library. You can look up individual journal titles in the Journals A-Z list.
Do you have a citation to an article? Check our Journal titles A-Z list to see if it is available at the Library.
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.