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Health & Wellbeing: Journals and Articles

What is a Journal?

Journals (also known as magazines, serials or periodicals) are published regularly (weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually) and contain the most recent information on a subject.
The Library subscribes to a wide range of journals in both print and electronic format.

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Distinguishing between scholarly research articles and professional articles

Sadler, C. (2016) Inside the fragile world of eating disorders. Nursing Standard, 30(49), 20-22.

Simic, M., Stewart, C. S., Konstantellou, A., Hodstall, J., Eisler, I. and Baudinet, J. (2022) From efficacy to effectiveness: child and adolescent eating disorder treatments in the real world (part 1)—treatment course and outcomes. Journal of Eating Disorders,10(27). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00553-6 [Accessed 5 May 2022].

 

How to find Journal Articles

How do I search for journal articles on a topic?

If you need to find journal articles for your essay or other piece of work the best place to start is our Library databases.  You can find out all about our databases in the Databases section of this guide.

To get you started the key databases include:

No E-Journal available?

If it's not available online, it may be available in hard-copy on the Journals shelves - search the Library Catalogue by journal title.

Otherwise, use the Document Delivery service to request a copy of the article.

USearch

Looking for a few journal articles to get your research started?  USearch is a great place to start.

Electronic Journals

Search our Electronic Journals A-Z list for the name of the journal you need or browse by discipline.

RCN Journals

The RCN produce 11 journals, which usually need a subscription to access https://rcni.com/journals

The Library has subscriptions to these 11 titles that you can read full text and are free!

Each RCNi journal contains: news of latest developments in treatments; coverage of key issues and developments affecting nursing practice; peer-reviewed clinical and research articles; policy updates and latest practice guidelines.

Either click on the links below or access them through the Electronic Journal Catalogue on the Library Homepage       

Nursing Standard 1987-2017

Cancer Nursing Practice 2002-present (full text delay 219 days)

Emergency Nurse 1993-present (full text delay 219 days)

Evidence Based Nursing 1998-present

Learning Disability Practice 2006- present (full text delay 219 days)

Mental Health Practice 1997- present (full text delay 219 days)

Nursing Children & Young People 2011- present (full text delay 219 days)

Nursing Management 1994-present

Nursing Older People 2000- present (full text delay 219 days)
Nurse Researcher 1993-present

Primary Health Care 1990-present