CSUSM Library Guides: Nonprofit and Fundraising Research Guide : Finding Articles

Scholarly Journal Articles

Tutorial
This 6-minute tutorial will cover how to identify whether an article is "scholarly" and how to search for these types of articles.

written by scholars (with affiliations to universities or research institutions)
written for other scholars and students (and therefore difficult to read)
published in an academic journal with a peer-review process
- Here are some examples:
  - Entrepreneurship theory and practice
  - Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship
extensive references at the end

Tips	Examples
Use keywords, not long search phrases	Instead of searching for "How do I create a marketing campaign for nonprofit organizations?" break down your search into the main keywords: create, marketing campaigns, nonprofit organizations
To get more focused results: Use quotation marks (" ") to keep phrases together Use AND to combine different keywords	"marketing campaign" AND "nonprofit organizations"
To get broader results use OR:	Marketing AND (Facebook OR LinkedIn)
Look for ways to limit your search in the database	You can often limit by type of article (scholarly and peer-reviewed) & year of publication

ProQuest
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Factiva
Covers news and business information, including Dow Jones and Reuters newswires and The Wall Street Journal, plus more than 8,000 other sources providing current news.

Select List of Journals [Journal Title, Database containing Journal]

Association Management. ProQuest Direct

Fund Raising Management. ProQuest Direct

Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing. HF5410 .J685 Pais, PsychInfo

Nonprofit management & Leadership. ProQuest Direct