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American Journal of Political Science
Wiley Online Library 01/01/2003 - present.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Archive Collection 02/01/1973 - present (Full Text Delay: 2 years).
Political Science Complete 01/01/2010 - present.
American Political Science Review
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/2001 - 2020.
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text)
ABI/INFORM Collection 03/01/1988 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
American Politics Research
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 01/01/2001 - present.
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 01/01/1999 - present.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences VII Archive Collection 07/01/1890 - present (Full Text Delay: 4 years)
Annual Review of Political Science
Annual Reviews 01/01/1998 - present.
British Journal of Political Science
ABI/INFORM Collection 01/01/2001 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Comparative Political Studies
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 02/01/1999 - present.
Electoral Studies
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection 03/01/1995 - present.
Environmental Politics
Political Science Complete 03/01/2000 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
European Journal of Political Research
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1997 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/2002 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Global Environmental Politics
Project MUSE - Premium Collection 02/01/2003 - present.
Political Science Complete 02/01/2001 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institution
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1997 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/1998 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Government and Opposition
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/2009 - 2020.
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text).
ABI/INFORM Collection 01/01/2014 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Government Information Quarterly
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection 01/01/1995 - present.
Interest Groups & Advocacy
Springer Nature Optimum - Springer, Palgrave, (LYRASIS) 05/01/2012 - present
Journal of European Public Policy
Political Science Complete 03/01/1994 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
Journal of Information Technology & Politics
Political Science Complete 03/01/2007 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
Journal of Policy History
Project MUSE - Premium Collection 01/01/1999 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/2003 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Journal of Politics
Chicago Complete Collection, 01/01/2000 - present.
Political Science Complete 02/01/1975 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory: J-PART
Oxford University Press (NERL) 01/01/1996 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/1996 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Journal of Public Policy
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/1998 - present
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text).
ABI/INFORM Collection 01/01/2001 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Journal of Women Politics and Policy
Taylor & Francis 01/01/2005 - present
Formerly known as Women & Politics (1980 - 2004).
Legislative Studies Quarterly
Wiley Online Library 01/01/2002 - present.
Political Science Complete 05/01/2011 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Local Government Studies
Political Science Complete 03/01/2004 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
Marine Policy
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection 01/01/1995 - present.
New Political Economy
EconLit with Full Text 03/01/1996 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
Party Politics: The International Journal for the Study of Political Parties and Political Organizations
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 01/01/1999 - present.
Perspectives on Politics
Cambridge University Press Journals, 01/01/2003 - 2020.
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text).
Philosophy & Public Affairs
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1997 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/2003 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Policy & Internet
Wiley Online Library 01/01/2009 - present.
Political Science Complete 03/01/2012 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Policy and Society
Political Science Complete 03/01/2007 - present.
Policy Studies Journal
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1997 - present.
Political Science Complete 09/01/1972 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Political Analysis
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/2007 - present
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text).
Political Behavior
Springer Nature Optimum - Springer, Palgrave, (LYRASIS) 01/01/1997 - present.
Political Science Complete 03/01/1997 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Political Communication
Political Science Complete 01/01/1992 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
Political Geography
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection 01/01/1995 - present.
Political Psychology
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1997 - present.
Political Science Complete 03/01/2003 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Political Quarterly
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1997 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/1975 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Political Research Quarterly
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 03/01/1999 - present.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences II Archive Collection 03/01/1993 - present (Full Text Delay: 2 years).
Political Science Quarterly
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1998 - present.
Political Science Complete 03/01/2013 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Political Science Research and Methods
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/2015 - present
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text).
Political Studies
Political Science Complete 03/01/1976 - present.
Political Studies Review
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 01/01/2003 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/2003 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Political Theory: An International Journal of Political Philosophy
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 02/01/1999 - present.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences II Archive Collection 02/01/1973 - present (Full Text Delay: 4 years).
Politics
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 02/01/1999 - present.
Political Science Complete 02/01/1998 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Politics & Gender
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/2005 - present
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text).
Politics & Policy
Wiley Online Library 01/01/2001 - present.
Political Science Complete 03/01/2006 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Politics & Society
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 03/01/1999 - present.
Politics and Religion
Political Science Complete 04/01/2009 - present.
Polity
Chicago Complete Collection - Full Run 01/01/2005 - present.
Political Science Complete 07/01/2006 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Presidential Studies Quarterly
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1999 - present.
Political Science Complete 03/01/2004 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
PS, Political Science & Politics
Cambridge University Press Journals 01/01/2001 - 2020; partial access for 2021.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences II Archive Collection 01/01/1988 - present (Full Text Delay: 6 years).
Public Opinion Quarterly
Oxford University Press (NERL) 01/01/1996 - present.
Political Science Complete 03/01/1965 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Publius: The Journal of Federalism
Oxford University Press (NERL) 01/01/1996 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/1996 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
Quarterly Journal of Political Science
Foundations and Trends® / NOW publishers 01/01/2013 - present.
Regulation & Governance
Wiley Online Library 01/01/2007 - present.
Business Source Complete 03/01/2007 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Review of Policy Research
Wiley Online Library 01/01/1998 - present.
Political Science Complete 06/01/2002 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Review of Politics
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/2006 - 2020.
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text)
JSTOR Arts & Sciences VII Archive Collection 01/01/1939 - present (Full Text Delay: 4 years).
Social Science Quarterly
Wiley Online Library 01/01/2001 - present.
Academic Search Complete 03/01/2001 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
Socio-Economic Review
Oxford University Press (NERL) 01/01/2003 - present.
EconLit with Full Text 01/01/2003 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
State Politics and Policy Quarterly
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 01/01/2019 - present.
Studies in American Political Development
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/1998 - 2020.
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text)

Comparative & International Politics

African Affairs
Oxford University Press (NERL) 01/01/1996 - present.
Academic Search Complete 01/01/1996 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Cambridge Review of International Affairs
Political Science Complete 04/01/2002 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
Comparative Political Studies
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 02/01/1999 - present.
Conflict Management and Peace Science
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 02/01/1999 - present.
EconLit with Full Text 03/01/2004 - present.
Cooperation and Conflict
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 03/01/1999 - present.
Current History
University of California Press Journals 01/01/2000 - present.
European Journal of International Relations
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 03/01/1999 - present.
Foreign Affairs
Political Science Complete 09/15/1922 - present.
Not peer-reviewed.
Foreign Policy
Political Science Complete 03/01/1990 - present.
Not peer-reviewed.
Foreign Policy Analysis
Oxford University Press, 01/01/2005 - present.
Geopolitics
Political Science Complete 06/01/2000 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
Global Policy
Wiley Online Library 01/01/2010 - present.
Political Science Complete 05/01/2012 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
International Affairs
Oxford University Press (NERL) 01/01/1996 - present
Political Science Complete 01/01/1975 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics
Springer Nature Optimum - Springer, Palgrave, Academic Journals (LYRASIS) 01/01/2001 - present.
Political Science Complete 03/20/2008 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
International Journal of Press/Politics
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 01/01/2008 - present.
International Organization
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/2003 - 2020.
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text)
ABI/INFORM Collection 01/01/2010 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
International Political Science Review
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 01/01/1999 - present.
International Politics
Springer Nature Optimum - Springer, Palgrave, (LYRASIS) 01/01/2000 - present.
International Relations
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 04/01/1999 - present.
International Security
Project MUSE - Premium Collection 06/01/1976 - present.
Academic Search Complete 06/01/1993 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
International Studies Quarterly
Political Science Complete 03/01/1992 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
International Studies Review
Political Science Complete 03/01/1999 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Journal of Comparative Politics
Political Science Complete 03/01/2008 - present.
Journal of Conflict Resolution
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 02/01/1999 - present.
Journal of Democracy
Project MUSE - Premium Collection 12/01/1990 - present.
Political Science Complete 01/01/1990 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Journal of Peace Research
SAGE Premier All Access Collection 01/01/1999 - present.
Orbis : A Journal of World Affairs
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection 12/01/1994 - present.
Review of International Organizations
Springer Nature Optimum - Springer, Palgrave, Academic Journals (LYRASIS) 03/01/2006 - present.
ABI/INFORM Collection 03/01/2006 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
Review of International Studies
Cambridge University Press Journals (NERL) 01/01/1997 - present
(Note: only select Cambridge articles published after 2020 are available in full text).
ABI/INFORM Collection 01/01/2001 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year).
The Washington Quarterly
Political Science Complete 10/01/1993 - present (Full Text Delay: 18 months).
World Politics
Project MUSE - Premium Collection 10/01/1995 - present.