Communication and Social Media Department E-Resources

Literature Search Engines
  • Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) is a robust communication studies database, providing full-text, indexing and abstracts for many top communication journals covering all related disciplines, including media studies, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse.
     
  • Google Scholar is a freely accessible search engine that indexes scholarly articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
     
  • IEEE Xplore Digital Library is an excellent database for finding research articles on topics related to technology and its impact on communication and social media.
     
  • JSTOR is a digital library that provides access to academic journals, books, and primary sources in various disciplines, including communication studies and media studies.
     
  • National Communication Association (NCA) has prepared a list of more than 100 journals that publish scholarship in the discipline of Communication, including 11 journals published by NCA, as well as journals published independently or by other associations.
     
Academic Journals Databases
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) covers over 10,000 quality open access peer-reviewed academic journals.
     
  • ResearchGate.net is an academic profile and social networking site, and a popular hub on the web for sharing academic publications, including journals and researches on media, communication, social and digital studies.
     
  • SAGE Journals Online publishes numerous journals in communication studies and related fields, covering topics such as media studies, interpersonal communication, and organizational communication.
     
  • SpringerLink offers journals in communication studies and related fields, featuring research on topics such as digital media, social networking, and online communication.
     
  • Taylor & Francis Online offers a wide range of journals in communication studies, including those focusing on media studies, journalism, and digital communication.
     
E-Books
  • Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers.
     
E-Journals
  • Digital Journalism publishes international cutting-edge research on digital journalism studies, providing a critical forum to advance interdisciplinary scholarship.
     
  • Media and Communication is an international open access journal dedicated to a wide variety of basic and applied research in communication and its related fields.
     
  • Sage Journals, Media, Culture and Society provides a major international, peer-reviewed forum for the presentation of research and discussion concerning the media, including the newer information and communication technologies, within their political, economic, cultural and historical contexts.
     
  • Sage Journals, Social Media + Society is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on advancing the understanding of social media and its impact on societies past, present and future.