McMaster LibGuides: How Do I Find Articles?: Find Articles from a Citation

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Online Journals tab (step 1)

go to the library home page and click on the Online Journals tab
type the title of the journal (for example: Behavior Modification) in the search box and click "Go"
- NOTE: do not search for the title of an article within the journal!
- if you get too many results, change the radio button from "Contains" to "Starts with" and click "Go" again
- if your journal isn't listed, skip to library catalogue (step 2)
on the resulting screen, at the bottom of the listing for the journal you want, click the "Get It!" button

in a popup window or new tab, all the providers for the journal will be listed, along with the years or volumes of coverage

if you are looking for a specific article, click the provider that includes the year or volume when your article was published
- "Available from 1977 volume: 1 issue:1" ...means we have everything from then to the current issue
- if no provider has your year/volume, skip to Get it! catalogue check
at the provider page, look for a link or drop-down menu for past years, volumes or issues
- different providers have different displays
navigate to the year, volume, issue and page for your article

when you find your article, look for links to full text, either in PDF or HTML format

if no provider has your year/volume, in the Get it! window click "Check for a print copy in our Library Catalogue"

Screenshot highlighting where Check for Print Copy is located on the page

if we have the journal in print on the shelf, details of where it is and what years are covered will be shown in a new window or tab
if there's nothing listed, or we don't have the year you need, go to library catalogue (step 2)

go to the library home page
in the Catalogue tab, type the title of the journal (for example: international review of qualitative research) in the search box
if the journal is listed, and you are looking for a particular article, check that the coverage includes the year or volume for your article
if the journal is not listed, skip to RACER (step 3)

if your journal is not listed, or we don't have the year or volume you need, McMaster students, staff and faculty may request the article through RACER