E-Journals

Article Search Guide
The Rae and Joseph Gann Library offers online access to hundreds of electronic journals. You can search for a journal title in Serials Solutions to learn whether the College has electronic or hard copy access to a journal, and to find the article in full text, if available. Many titles will link directly to the journal's home page, where you can then search by title, author, subject, or issue to find full-text articles. Please note that not all issues of a journal may be online, and some may not be in full text. If the article you want is not available, please request it through interlibrary loan.

You may use the following databases for simultaneous searches in hundreds of journals:

Anthropology
Anthropological Index Online: Based on the journal holdings of The Anthropology Library at The British Museum going back to 1957, this index includes periodicals in all branches of anthropology, from many academic institutions and publishers around the world.

Education
ERIC contains citations (and some full-text articles) on a broad range of education-related issues.

General
Expanded Academic ASAP includes articles in many scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers, many with full text and images. This database encompasses all academic disciplines, from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. Part of the InfoTrac group of databases.

General Reference Center Gold covers current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies and more. It includes articles from reference books and periodicals, many with FULL TEXT and images. Part of the InfoTrac group of databases.

Jewish Studies
ATLAS Religion Database: The American Theological Library Association's ATLAS database includes thousands of citations and full-text articles from a wide variety of theological and religious journals, including a comprehensive "scripture reference" index.

EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service This database allows you to perform combined searches in more than three dozen theological and educational e-journals."

Index to Jewish Periodicals is a comprehensive guide to articles, book reviews, feature stories, and other contents in English, appearing in more than 170 periodicals devoted to Jewish affairs.

ProQuest Religion covers more than 120 major journals in the field of theology, many since 1996. ProQuest Religion is a comprehensive source for religious news and commentary, and is completely searchable through a combined search across all journals. With most of its articles in full text, ProQuest Religion is designed to meet the research needs of theological and general academic programs. Publication List

RAMBI is an index of articles in various fields of Jewish studies and the study of Eretz Israel. Citations listed in RAMBI are compiled from thousands of periodicals and from collections of articles-in English, Hebrew, Yiddish and European languages—mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library. Click here and then select RAMBI Web.

The online journals described on this page are of particular interest to the Hebrew College community.

Titles with * may be searched jointly through EBSCOhost database.

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*AJS Review, the Journal of the Association for Jewish Studies, publishes scholarly articles and book reviews covering the field of Jewish studies from biblical and rabbinic textual and historical studies to modern history, social sciences, the arts and literature. Each volume also features reviews of the latest scholarly Judaica and review essays on current trends in publishing, as well as contents of collected studies, and lists of books received.

*American Jewish History (March 1996– ) is the official publication of the American Jewish Historical Society, the oldest national ethnic historical organization in the United States founded in 1892. The most widely recognized journal in its field, AJH focuses on most every aspect of the American Jewish experience. Recent issues and articles have featured American Jewish women's history, Jews in American sports, the Jewish community of South Florida, antisemitism and the Civil War, the labor movement, business enterprise, Zionism, immigrants, and the Holocaust.

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Commentary Magazine Digital Archive. All of Commentary's content from the magazine's founding in 1945 to the present is included in this fully searchable database. Commentary provides in-depth analysis of topics such as the Cold War, the Arab-Israeli conflict, American foreign policy, religion, literature and much more.

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*East European Jewish Affairs (formerly Soviet Jewish Affairs) is an interdisciplinary journal that covers Jews in the former Soviet Union and the countries of East-Central Europe. It deals with issues in historical perspective and in the context of general, social, economic, political, and cultural developments in the region. The journal includes analytical, in-depth articles; review articles/reviews; documentary-archival; conference notes; and annotated books. It is published under the aegis of the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London and the Oxford Institute for Yiddish Studies.

*Educational Theory is devoted to publishing scholarly articles and studies in the foundations of education, and on related disciplines outside the field of education, which contribute to the advancement of educational theory. It is published on behalf of the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and co-sponsored by The John Dewey Society, the Philosophy of Education Society, and the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

*EDUCAUSE Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to planning for, developing, managing, evaluating, and using information resources on college and university campuses.

EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service
While many of our e-journals are available individually, this database allows you to perform combined searches in more than three dozen e-journals to which the library subscribes:

AJS Review

American Jewish History

The Chronicle of Higher Education

East European Jewish Affairs

Educational Theory

EDUCAUSE Quarterly

Harvard Education Letter

Harvard Educational Review

Harvard Theological Review

Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Israel Horizons

Israel Studies

Jewish Social Studies

Jewish Studies Quarterly

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Journal for the Study of Judaism

The Journal of Israeli History

Journal of Jewish Education

The Journal of Jewish Thought & Philosophy

Journal of Modern Jewish Studies

Journal of Near Eastern Studies

Journal of Palestine Studies

The Journal of Religion

Journal of Religious Ethics

Journal of Semitic Studies

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Library Journal

Modern Judaism—A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience

Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues

Patterns of Prejudice

Prooftexts

Religious Education

Review of Rabbinic Judaism

Revue des Études Juives

Shofar

Teachers College Record

The Jewish Quarterly Review

Vetus Testamentum

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*Harvard Education Letter reports, interprets, and critiques new research and innovative practice in preK–12 education. Founded in 1985 and published bimonthly by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, it reports on the work of teachers and researchers throughout the world, approaching timely issues from multiple perspectives.

*Harvard Educational Review is a scholarly journal of opinion and research in the field of education. Each quarterly issue of the Review is book length, containing a variety of articles, essays, and book reviews.

*Harvard Theological Review is published on behalf of the faculty of Harvard Divinity School and covers the history and philosophy of religious thought in all traditions and periods, including the areas of Judaic studies, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, early Christianity, archaeology, world religion, comparative religious studies, theology and ethics.

*Holocaust and Genocide Studies offers literature and documentation on the Holocaust and genocide. It features essays and reviews that cut across the disciplines of history, literature, economics, religious studies, anthropology, political science, sociology and others.

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*Israel Horizons is published five times a year by Meretz USA, a US organization that supports peace efforts between the State of Israel and its neighbors.

*Israel Studies presents multidisciplinary scholarship on Israeli history, politics, society and culture. Each issue includes essays and documents on issues of broad interest reflecting diverse points of view. Recognition is also given to events and phenomena in diaspora communities as they affect the State of Israel.

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*The Jerusalem Post Online
The Jerusalem Post contains all articles and editorial supplements from 1990 onward, with content updated every three months. Includes weekend magazine, "Time Out," "Festivals, "Books" and "Money" sections.

*Jewish Social Studies publishes case studies and discussions that explore diverse approaches to Jewish life and history.

*Jewish Studies Quarterly publishes on all aspects of Jewish history and culture. Both specialized and interdisciplinary articles are included.

*Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion offers perspectives on national and international issues such as brainwashing and cults, religious persecution, and right-wing authoritarianism, drawing on an interdisciplinary cross-section of scholarship—including religion, sociology, political science and psychology.

*Journal for the Study of Judaism is an international forum for scholarly discussions on the history, literature and religious ideas of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman periods.

*Journal of Jewish Thought & Philosophy provides an international scholarly forum for Jewish thought, philosophy, and intellectual history and is aimed to cover philosophy, biblical studies, mysticism, literary criticism, political theory, sociology and anthropology.

*Journal of Modern Jewish Studies offers a multidisciplinary and international forum for scholars in Jewish studies by engaging critical perspectives on traditional ideas from the Jewish Enlightenment period of the 1800s (Haskalah) to the present day; focus is predominantly on the humanities and social sciences, including political, social and cultural history, thought (including religious thought), language, literary studies, sociology and the arts.

*Journal of Near Eastern Studies is devoted to the examination of the ancient and medieval civilizations of the Near East. This quarterly journal offers articles on archaeology, art, history, literature, linguistics, religion, law, and science. Old Testament and Islamic studies are also featured. [On-campus access only]

*Journal of Palestine Studies is devoted to Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict, and offers information on the region's political, religious and cultural concerns. Published quarterly. [On-campus access only]

*The Journal of Religion (formerly known as The American Journal of Theology) promotes critical and systematic inquiry into the meaning and import of religion. Not limited by ideological orientation, this quarterly journal embraces all areas of theology (biblical, historical, ethical, constructive) as well as other types of religious studies (literary, social, psychological, philosophical).

*Journal of Religious Ethics emphasizes comparative religious ethics; foundational, conceptual and methodological issues in religious ethics; and historical studies of influential figures and texts. Each issue contains independent essays, commissioned articles and book reviews.

*Journal of Semitic Studies refers to the modern as well as the ancient Near (Middle) East, with special emphasis on research into the languages and literatures of the area. Each volume contains items of interest to Orientalists and Biblical scholars as well as reviews of selected books and general review notices.

*Journal of the American Academy of Religion is an international quarterly journal that covers the full range of world religious traditions together with studies of the methodologies by which these traditions are explored. Each issue also contains a large book review section.

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*Modern Judaism provides an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the modern Jewish experience since the Haskalah, the Jewish Enlightenment of the 1800s. Its contributors address topics pertinent to the understanding of Jewish life today and the forces that have shaped that experience, including the Zionist movement and the establishment of the State of Israel, the sociopolitical role assumed by literary works of art, the rise of modern antisemitism, and its devastating climax in the Holocaust.

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*Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues provides an international, interdisciplinary academic forum in the field of Jewish women's and gender studies. It includes articles on literature, text studies, anthropology, theology, contemporary thought, sociology, the arts, and more.

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ProQuest Religion covers more than 120 major journals in the field of theology, many since 1996. ProQuest Religion is a comprehensive source for religious news and commentary, and is completely searchable through a combined search across all journals. With most of its articles in full text, ProQuest Religion is designed to meet the research needs of theological and general academic programs. Publication List

The following list features publications of interest to Hebrew College students:

Aleph: Historical Studies in Science & Judaism

The American Journal of Sociology

Aleph: Historical Studies in Science & Judaism

The American Journal of Sociology

American Journal of Theology & Philosophy

Bible Review

Biblical Archaeology Review

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly

Commentary

Commonweal

Conversations in Religion and Theology

Cross Current

History of Religions

Holocaust and Genocide Studies

International Journal for Philosophy of Religion

International Journal of Practical Theology

Israel Studies

Jewish Social Studies

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Journal of Biblical Literature

Journal of Church and State

Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion

Journal of Islamic Studies

Journal of Media and Religion

Journal of Near Eastern Studies

Journal of Pastoral Counseling

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Journal of Religion & Abuse

The Journal of Religion

Journal of Religious Ethics

Journal of Religious History

Journal of Religious Thought

Journal of Semitic Studies

Journal of Theological Studies

Journal of Women and Religion

Judaism

Literature & Theology

Modern Theology

Moment

Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und
        Religionsphilosophie

New Oxford Review

Old Testament Abstracts

Prooftexts

Religion and American Culture

Religion, State & Society

Religious Education

Religious Studies

Religious Studies and Theology

Sociology of Religion

Spiritual Life

Teaching Theology and Religion

Theological Studies

Theology Today

Tikkun

Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

Zygon

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*Religious Education, the journal of the Religious Education Association and the Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education, offers a forum for exploring spirituality and religious identity in education as they relate to independent as well as state-sponsored institutions with diverse religious affiliations.

*Review of Rabbinic Judaism focuses on Rabbinic Judaism; publishing articles; essays on method and criticism; systematic debates (Auseindersetzungen); occasional notes; long book reviews; reviews of issues of scholarly journals; assessments of textbooks and instructional materials; and other media of academic discourse, both scholarly and educational.

Revue des Etudes Juives: A journal of studies in Jewish history, focusing primarily on legal and economic issues. Published in French, English and German.

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*Teachers College Record publishes scholarship in all areas of the field of education. Major articles include research, analysis and commentary covering the full range of contemporary issues in education, education policy and the history of education. The book section contains essay reviews of new books in a specific area as well as reviews of individual books.

The *Torah u-Madda Journal is an annual devoted to the interaction between Judaism and general culture. This publication by the Torah u-Madda Project at Yeshiva University, explores the complex relationships between Torah, the humanities, and the natural and social sciences.

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*Vetus Testamentum is a leading journal covering all aspects of biblical study. It includes articles on history, literature, religion and theology, text, versions, language and the bearing on the Bible of archaeology and the study of the Ancient Near East.

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*Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal (online only) is an academic, refereed journal published exclusively on the Internet, and devoted to scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism.

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