WOMEN'S STUDIES

Journals

Bibliography

Core List of Journals for Women’s Studies http://www.libr.org/wss/projects/serial.html

    Produced by the Women’s Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.  The University of Cincinnati subscribes to many of these journals.  Conduct a title search in Uclid, the library’s online catalog, using the title of the journal to determine our holdings. 

Magazines and Newsletters on the Web (Women-Focused) http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/mags.htm
Produced by the University of Wisconsin’s Women’s Studies Librarian, this is an extensive listing with links.

WWW Virtual Library Women’s History http://www.iisg.nl/%7Ewomhist/vivalink.html
Includes lists of women’s studies journals.

Journal Indexes

     The following indexes are especially relevant to women’s studies.  Unless otherwise noted, these indexes may be accessed through the Article Resources section of the library’s home page.  A number of these indexes also provide the full text of the journal article.  If the full text is not provided, conduct a title search in Uclid using the title of the journal to determine our holdings.  If articles in a journal are available full text in another library database, Uclid will often provide a link to the online version.  You may also check the journal’s title in the Find Journals: Full Text Journals section of the Article Resources page for possible alternative full text links.

Electronic Indexes

Contemporary Women’s Issues http://etextb.ohiolink.edu/bin/gate.exe?f=search&state=jj98gu.1.1
Full text source for articles on women’s issues from 190 countries.

Family and Society Studies Worldwide Database http://biblioline.nisc.com/scripts/login.dll?BiblioLine&dbname=QFSD
“Subjects covered include: families and family therapy, marriage, gender roles, aging, divorce, minorities and demography.”

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index http://www.haverford.edu/library/reference/mschaus/mfi/mfi.html
“Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index covers journal article…about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.” Not listed in the Article Resources section of the library’s home page.

GenderWatch 1970s- http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=SU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTM4M0Q@
Full text collection of articles on women’s issues worldwide.

Gerritsen Collection http://gerritsen.chadwyck.com/
This full text international database includes 265 periodicals mostly from the 19th to mid-20th centuries.

Sexual Diversity Studies: Gay, Lesbian, & Transgender Abstracts 1998- http://biblioline.nisc.com/scripts/login.dll?BiblioLine&dbname=QGLA
Provides abstracts of article citations from journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and bulletins, as well as abstracts of dissertations and books.  Also abstracts book, music, and film reviews.

Women’s Resources International 1972- http://biblioline.nisc.com/scripts/login.dll?BiblioLine&dbname=QWRI
Indexes and abstracts articles from a variety of sources including Women Studies Abstracts from 1984 to the present.

Women’s Studies on Disc 1989-
Provides selective indexing of scholarly and popular periodicals in mostly United States publications.  Women’s Studies on Disc is mounted on the Reference Stand Alone Computers.

Print Indexes

     These women’s studies indexes are only available in paper copy in the Reference Area of Langsam Library:

Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts v.18- 2000- (Reference HQ1180.S78)
Abstracts articles selected from over 500 journals on topics covering education, family, work, community, medicine, health, social policy, psychology, culture, media, literary criticism, and historical studies.  Also abstracts a few books.

Women Studies Abstracts 1972-1983 (Reference Z7962.W65)
Covers a wide range of subject matter including education, sexuality, family, society, religion, sports, art, theater, language, and history.  Also includes a non-annotated listing of media and book reviews, biography, and criticism. Available online from1984 to the present in Women’s Resources International.

Journals Published Online

Girls Go Global http://www.girlsgoglobal.org/about.html
“The Girls Go Global Project is an international initiative to bring together contemporary and popular culture images of global feminism from women and girls across the globe.”

International Information Centre and Archives for the Women’s Movement http://www.iiav.nl/online-periodicals/
This site is an archival database of issues of online women’s periodicals and e-newsletters arranged in alphabetical order by title.  It is international in scope.  Use in conjunction with its database of online articles: http://www.iiav.nl/online-articles/

Journal of International Women’s Studies http://www/bridgew/ediSoAS/jiws
“The Journal of International Women's Studies is an on-line, open-access, peer reviewed journal that provides a forum for scholars, activists, and students to explore the relationship between feminist theory and various forms of organizing. The journal seeks both multidisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives, and invites submissions in the form of scholarly articles, student papers and literary pieces. Through its diverse collection, the journal aims to create an opportunity for building bridges across the conventional divides of scholarship and activism; "western" and "third world" feminisms; professionals and students; men and women.”

Journal of South Asia Women Studies http://www1.shore.net/~india/jsaws/index.htm
This journal aims to “… disseminate works which address theoretical and practical issues that are of interest to both scholars of South Asia and to women in and from South Asia.

Women in Judaism http://www.utoronto.ca/wjudaism/
“WOMEN IN JUDAISM: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL is an academic, refereed journal published exclusively on the Internet, and devoted to scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism.”

Blogs and E-Zines

Bitch Magazine http://www.bitchmagazine.com/
Critiques pop culture

Blog Sisters http://blogsisters.blogspot.com/
Feminist blog

Blue Jean Online http://www.bluejeanonline.com/
Writings by and for young women

Bust http://www.bust.com/
“BUSTing stereotypes about women since 1993.”

Exoticize My Fist http://www.exoticizemyfist.com/
“Exoticize My Fist! (known in abbreviation as EMF!) is an online magazine based on progressive principles and founded by and for queer APA [Asian Pacific American] women and our allies.”

Feminist Utopia http://www.amazoncastle.com/feminism/feminism.htm
“This is a site of resources that reflects all viewpoints and theories pertaining to feminism.”

Feminista http://www.feminista.com/
This is a “journal of feminist construction.”

Hip Mama http://www.hipmama.com/
“…the zine started as a forum for young mothers, single parents, and marginalized voices, but has grown to represent progressive families of all varieties. Hip Mama maintains the editorial vision that qualified it for the title "conservative America's worst nightmare."

Ms. Musings http://www.msmagazine.com/blog/
Blogs from Ms. Magazine

Ovature http://ovature.cafeprogressive.com/
A feminist e-zine created by Ms. Bulletin Board members to discuss politics and culture.

Said It http://www.saidit.org/
Pro-justice feminist articles and news dealing with politics and culture.

Venus Zine http://www.venuszine.com/
This web companion to Venus magazine covers women’s music and pop-culture.

Women’s Wire http://www.womenswire.net/
This is an international feminist news e-zine.

World Pulse Magazine http://www.worldpulsemagazine.com/
This news magazine aims to promote “…solutions-based coverage of international issues by leading women….”

    

 

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