FAQ: Where can I access, and how do I use, SAGE Journals?

Accessing SAGE Journals

You can access SAGE Journals This link opens in a new window by following these steps:

1. Select A-Z Database List on the library homepage under "Quick Links"
2. Choose "S" from the alphabet
3. Find SAGE Journals on the list of databases available there.

Using the SAGE Journals Database

Follow these steps to run a search, access full text resources, and get an auto-generated citation for an article or ebook chapter:

1. Type your keywords into the SAGE search box.
2. From your search results, click on the title of an article to see information about the resource and the full text.
3. Below the the title information on the results page is an option to download the PDF or ePUB.  Clicking on the article, above the abstract, there is also a "Download" button and a "Cite" button to get a full citation in APA, MLA, or other citation styles. 

For More Help with SAGE Journals

• SAGE Journals User Guide This link opens in a new window

Search Tips

With your search keywords, use quotation marks around any important phrases and use Boolean searching, which connects the keywords using AND or OR. This can help provide you with more relevant results.

For example, if you are researching social anxiety, you can try searches like these:

• "social anxiety"
• "social anxiety" AND friendship
• ("social anxiety" OR social phobia) AND (CBT OR treatment)