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Literacy Studies: Journals

Finding a Specific Journal

You may search for articles through Hofstra's databases. Often there is a box that you can click to limit your results to just "peer reviewed" (scholarly) articles. However there are times when you may want to search for a specific journal. To do this go to Journal Finder.

Here is a tutorial on how to use Journal Finder if you need further assistance:

Types of Journals

Different types of publications have different purposes and different audiences. When we talk about journals, we can usually divide these publications into three broad categories: scholarly, popular, and trade publications.

Below is a document that describes the differences between different types of publications.

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