LibGuides: Leadership Studies: Databases and Journals

Key Journals

Advancing Women in Leadership Access: 08/01/2008 - present
Human Relations
Integral Leadership Review Access: 03/01/2009 - present
International Journal on Leadership Access: 1/1/2013 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
Journal of Business and Educational Leadership Access: 10/01/2011 - present
Journal of Change Management Access: 09/01/2000 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months)
Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies Access: 01/01/1998 - present Please note that different platforms have varying dates of coverage
Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics Access: 10/1/2008 - present
Journal of Leadership Education: JOLE Access: 01/01/2011 - present
Journal of Leadership Studies Access: 03/01/2009 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
Leadership Access: 2005 - present.
Leadership & Organization Development Journal Access: 01/01/1992 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
Leadership and Policy in Schools Access: 06/01/2003 - present (Full-text Delay: 18 months)
Leadership Excellence Access: 01/11/1987 - present
The Leadership Quarterly Access: 03/01/1990 - present
Organizational Dynamics Access: 06/1972-present
Strategy & Leadership Access: Nov/Dec 1987 - present (delayed 1 year)

Starting Points

For interdisciplinary topics including cultural studies and business aspects:

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides academic, general knowledge, and news articles and abstracts in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
This is a great resource if you are starting your research or if your topic crosses different disciplines. Full text is available in PDF and HTML formats.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text and abstracts to academic articles and professional writing in the business fields. Business data is also included.
Database content extends back to 1886. Full-text content is available in PDF and HTML. Sources included: scholarly journals, magazines, trade publications, newspapers, industry profiles, market research reports, SWOT analyses, product reviews, conference papers/proceedings, and country reports.
ABI/Inform Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides academic and professional full-text articles and abstracts that focus on business, management, government and public policy.
This is a great resource if you’re looking for news and trends, company financial information, or management practice and theory. Includes ValueLine. Full text is available in PDF and HTML formats.
This resource is made available through the Traveler Statewide Resource project which is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Arkansas State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to academic articles from core journals in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and mathematics.
Full-text content is available in PDF format. Coverage provided in most cases back to a journal's first date of issue but most recently published issues are not available. UCA Library currently has access to JSTOR Arts and Sciences 1-14, Jewish Studies, and Life Sciences.

Social Sciences:

Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides academic abstracts and full-text articles in the social sciences.
Full-text content is available in PDF and HTML formats and dates from 1972 to present.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides access to indexing, abstracts, and full-text academic articles covering all areas of sociology.
Full-text content provide in PDF and HTML formats with coverage from 1908 to present. Indexing coverage from 1895 to present.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides access to academic indexing and abstracts of writings in psychology.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Provides access to full-text academic articles within the field of psychology.
Coverage includes full backfile on most journals. Content is indexed with controlled vocabulary from APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms®.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Provides access to open access indexing and abstracts in the subjects of medicine and health sciences.

Dissertations and Theses:

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Provides access to citations and abstracts of academic articles in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Includes the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index.
Citations include current and retrospective coverage dating back to 1900.