Information seeking in Business and Economics

Databases

Main databases

To find academic journal articles, use databases. Databases for business and economics research:

To access a database via JYKDOK, write the name of the database in the JYKDOK search box.

To browse databases: Browse for databases > choose Research Area: Business and Economics > choose eg. Articles

Peer-reviewed articles are valued in all fields. 

  • They are published in academic journals. 
  • Databases usually offer useful search options and filters like scholarly/peer-reviewed articles filter. This helps you choose scholarly and reliable sources. 
     

Other databases

  • Multidisciplinary databases
  • You can also use JYKDOK International articles search to search all databases in one go
    • Best used to get an overview of a topic or quickly find one or two articles. For more systematic searches, use the databases above.
    • Possible to limit search results to peer-reviewed articles.
  • And Google Scholar
    • Remote access: Staff can use university VPN to get access to full text articles when available. Students can use the LibKey Nomad -browser extension.
    • Keep in mind that Google Scholar is a search engine, not a database. You cannot limit search results to peer-reviewed articles, and searches can't be replicated. Because of this, it can't be used for literature reviews.
    • You can check if an article is peer-reviewed by finding the article in JYKDOK International articles search: does it say peer-reviewed?
       

Conference papers

Conference papers are usually included in the same databases that you use to search articles. Some databases allow you to limit search results to conference papers.
 

Books

To find books, go to JYKDOK. 

Additionally, it can be helpful to search e-book databases separately even though the e-books are included in JYKDOK search results. E-book databases allow you to extend the search to the full-text of the book.

Finna: Books not in JYKDOK collection may be found in Finna, which is the union catalogue of Finnish libraries, museums and archives. Order books from other libraries using our interlibrary service.
 

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