Walker Library: Anthropology: Journals & Databases

Selected Journals in Anthropology

American Anthropologist
American Ethnologist
City & Society
Cultural Anthropology
Current Anthropology
Forensic Anthropology
Journal for the Anthropology of North America
Journal of Anthropological Sciences
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Open Anthropology
Public journal of the AAA, designed to introduce anthropology into the public conversation. Articles taken from other AAA publications (this is not a peer-reviewed journal).

Selected Journals in Archaeology

Journal of Undergraduate Research in Anthropology (JURA)

Journal of Undergraduate Research in Anthropology (JURA)
Provides a forum for undergraduate anthropology students to publish research papers and final theses.

Databases for Anthropology & Archaeology

AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
Search engine for journal and magazine articles published by the American Anthropological Association, with full-text links for MTSU subscriptions. If AnthroSource doesn't provide a full-text link for an article, search for the journal title in eJournals A-Z
If AnthroSource doesn't provide a full-text link for an article, search for the journal title in eJournals A-Z
Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Index of periodical and journal articles from the early 19th century to today. Includes Anthropological Index Online and Anthropological Literature.
eHRAF Archaeology This link opens in a new window
In-depth descriptive documents of prehistoric archaeological traditions from around the world.
List of all traditions in eHRAF Archaeology (pdf)

Also see MTSU Library's eHRAF page for video tutorials and other resources
eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
Ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life, organized by regions, subregions, and cultures. Works best with Microsoft Edge or Firefox browser.
eHRAF content is from books, journal articles, dissertations, manuscripts and is indexed at the paragraph level using a subject classification system called the Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM). This allows for cross-cultural research by retrieving content about the same topic in multiple cultures.

eHRAF World Cultures Quick Start guide (PDF)

Also see MTSU Library's eHRAF page for video tutorials and other resources

Annual Review of Anthropology
Publishes extensive literature review articles.

Artstor This link opens in a new window
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Dissertations & Theses Global from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Index to dissertations and theses published in the United States and around the world, with many in full-text.
See ProQuest's LibGuide for more information and database help.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google's scholarly article search with full text links back to MTSU subscription resources.
IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
(conference proceedings for forensics)
Full text of IEEE content published since 1988 with select content published since 1893 from:
IEEE journals, transactions, and magazines
IEEE conference proceedings
IET journals
IET conference proceedings
IEEE published standards
IEEE Standards Dictionary Online

Detailed content information
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Complete full text (page images) for back issues of various leading scholarly journals.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals for arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics, 1990s to present.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Indexing, abstracting, and fulltext for journals in the sciences and social sciences.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexing and fulltext for social sciences literature, 1982 to present.

AnthroBase.com
Open access articles and texts.
Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA) Home
The Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA) is devoted to preserving, documenting, and providing access to anthropological moving image materials.
Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers
Digital access to approximately 8,000 pages from the Ruth Fulton Benedict archive, with notes from various field expeditions, including trips with the Pima, Serrano and Zuni throughout the 1930s.

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Anthropology: Journals & Databases

Selected Journals in Anthropology

Selected Journals in Archaeology

Journal of Undergraduate Research in Anthropology (JURA)

Databases for Anthropology & Archaeology