Journal Articles Journals are publications that are issued on a regular schedule and that present detailed reports of current research in a particular field. Some journals cover research in all areas of science and technology, while others concentrate on a narrow subject area. The importance of science journals is due to their social, archival and dissemination roles in scientific communication. All articles submitted to scholarly scientific journasl are subjected to a peer review process which helps to mainain the quality of the scientific literature. Citations to articles published in scientific journals are located using print or online indexing and abstracting services.
Journals are available by subscription from the publisher.
An increasing number of journals are now available in electronic format. For more information on locating journals at the College of Wooster, see Access to Journals in The College of Wooster Libraries .