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Communication Studies: Journal Articles

For resources related to Communication Studies majors and those taking Communication classes.

Journal Articles

The most current scholarship and information will often be found in articles from periodicals. The databases listed below can help you find scholarly articles and articles that are intended for a popular or consumer audience (see below the database list for more information regarding the differences between these types of articles), depending on your need. In addition, this guide also highlights several relevant scholarly journals appropriate to this subject area.

Subject-Specific Databases and Journals

Search for More Journal Articles

Start your search here for other scholarly journal articles. When you get to the search results, filter them by Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals and limit to results that have Full Text. 

Filtering Search Results

On the search results page, you can limit and filter search results. Select to filter results to those that have a link to the full text and are from scholarly (peer reviewed) publications. In addition, consider narrowing the publication date to within the last 5-10 years.

Filtering Search Results

On the search results page, you can limit and filter search results. Select to filter results to those that have a link to the full text and are from scholarly (peer reviewed) publications. In addition, consider narrowing the publication date to within the last 5-10 years.

Citing Journal Articles in MLA

See below for basic guidance on citing journal articles in MLA. For more information on citations, see Purdue OWL's guide to MLA.

The basic format for citing journal articles is:

  • Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.