Legal Databases by Subject: Journals & Indexes
Law Journal Indexes and Full Text Databases
This is a selective list covering:
--Legal Periodical Indexes
--"Law-Related" Periodical Indexes
--Full-Text Legal Article Databases
--Full-Text "Law-Related" Article Databases
--Law Firm Articles
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Retraction Watch Database
"Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process"
While most retractions are within the scientific and medical literature, legal "scholarship" is not immune:
Legal researcher who claimed false affiliation up to 31 retractions
Legal Periodical Indexes
- LegalTrac (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowIncludes articles on all areas of law. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective This link opens in a new windowIndexes over 750 legal periodicals from 1908-1981. More InfoUB ONLY
- Jones & Chipman's Index to Legal Periodical Literaturev.1 (1770/1886)-v.6 (1932/1937)
"One hundred and fifty-eight different law journals and reviews have been
indexed; and also the articles relating to matters of law and legislation.
and to biographies of judges and lawyers, in one hundred and thirteen of the
principal American, British, and Colonial literary magazines and reviews."
Available online in HeinOnline database.
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals This link opens in a new windowIndexes approximately 450 worldwide legal journals providing coverage of international, comparative and foreign law. More InfoUB ONLY
- Legal Journals Index (Westlaw Edge)Legal Journal Index indexes articles from legal journals published in the United Kingdom and Europe as well as journals covering topics pertaining to the laws of the European Community and its Member States.
"Law-Related" Periodical Indexes
- PAIS International Online This link opens in a new windowProvides historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new windowTopical & cited reference searching from ISI Web of Knowledge - select "Full Search" option to limit to this database. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- NCJRS Virtual Library This link opens in a new windowIndexes articles and books dealing with all aspects of criminal justice and law enforcement. More InfoPUBLIC
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowComprehensive index and abstract that covers approximately 2,500 serial titles, about 60% published outside of the United States, and indexes books, book chapters, reviews of books and other media as well as dissertations. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- China Academic Journals (English Search Interface) This link opens in a new windowIndex to Chinese-language periodicals. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Full-Text Legal Article Databases
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowSee these full-text databases in HeinOnline:
Law Journal Library
American Bar Association Journals
Core U.S. Journals
Criminal Justice Journals
International & Non-U.S. Law Journals
Most-Cited Law Journals
ABA Law Library Collection Periodicals
Bar Journals
More InfoUB ONLYLegal Scholarship Network (LSN) This link opens in a new windowDistributes quality research, including working papers, related to law, economics, and business. More InfoUB ONLYWestlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowWestlaw's Campus Research provides access to primary and secondary law at the federal and state level for all United States jurisdictions. This includes: cases, statutes, and regulations. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY- Law CommonsThe Law Commons is part of the bepress Digital Commons Network. This searchable and browseable database provides free access to full-text law-related scholarly articles and other research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide.
Full-Text "Law-Related" Article Databases
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new windowCritical reviews of current research in biomedical, life, physical, and social sciences disciplines. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new windowA vast collection of American historical periodicals, 17th-20th century. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- Digital Commons NetworkThe Digital Commons Network (a bepress portal) provides free access to full-text scholarly articles and other research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide.
- Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles of all aspects and branches of the military and government. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- Oxford University Press Online Journals This link opens in a new windowFull-text of selected journals published by Oxford University Press. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new windowDevoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research. More InfoUB ONLY
- Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new windowMulti-disciplinary database that includes full-text journal articles and some full-text reference sources. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Law Firm Articles
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"Key Legal Databases"
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IN-HOUSE- Accessible only in designated location (UB library or building).
PUBLIC- Free resource on the Internet, available to everyone.
Lexis+ (UB law students only)
Westlaw Edge (UB law students only)
In-House (inside UB Law Library only)
Public (free on the Internet)
UB Only (UB credentials required)