Chinese & Japanese

Useful links

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Finding Articles

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For most assignments, our Discovery Service will give you enough sources to work with.

Sometimes you may want to try specific databases or journals - perhaps your lecturer has recommended particular names as a good way of finding articles. This page lists key sources for East Asian Studies:

• Why use journal articles?

• Databases

• Journals covering China

• Journals covering Japan

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• Japan Forum

The leading European peer-reviewed journal in the field of Japanese Studies - subject areas range from archaeology, language, literature, philosophy and culture to history, economics, politics, international relations and law.

• Journal of Asian Studies

A key, peer-reviewed journal which covers the whole of Asia, past and present, and includes the arts, history, literature, the social sciences, and cultural studies.

• Journal of Japanese Studies

The leading, American, peer-reviewed journal focusing on Japan and Japanese Society.

• Modern Asian Studies

A peer-reviewed journal covering the history, sociology, economics and culture of modern South Asia, South-East Asia, China, Japan and Korea.