Where is this article?

How to find a Journal Article from a citation

You have the citation for a journal article that you would like to read. This tutorial will show you how to locate the full text of the article

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How to use this tutorial

Step 1: Library Search

From the journal article citation below, type (or copy & paste) the article title into the Library Search box, then click Search.

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Journal article citation:

Washington, ET 2015, 'An Overview of Cyberbullying in Higher Education', Adult Learning, vol. 26, no. 1, p. 21.

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Tip: for long titles you can often just search using the first part or phrase.

Go to Step 2: Search Results

Step 2: Search Results

Usually your article will be one of the first search results - use the citation information to confirm that it's the article you're looking for.

Scroll through your results (it's probably the first result) until you find:

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Journal article citation:

Washington, ET 2015, 'An Overview of Cyberbullying in Higher Education', Adult Learning, vol. 26, no. 1, p. 21.

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Go to Step 3: Reading the Article

Step 3: Reading the Article

In the results list, immediately under each result you'll see options for reading it. 

Once you find the journal article, click on the Available Online link, then log in with your UOW username and password to read the whole thing.

Go to When things get tricky

When things get tricky

You won't always find the full text of the journal article you want. 

Want to know more?

Go to Search by Journal title to access the full article

Search by Journal title to access the full article

Imagine you have tried to find a Journal article using the Library Search engine with no luck. This section of the tutorial shows how to check if the Library has access to a Journal title using the journal article citation below as an example.

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Journal article citation:

Carter, MA, van Luyn, A, & M'Balla-Ndi, M 2016, 'Using student videos in the prevention of cyberbullying in higher education settings', Journal of Applied Youth Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 23.

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Go to Step 1: A-Z Journals

Step 1: A-Z Journals

First please click on this link to go to the Library website.

Click on A-Z Journals, this is in the middle of the page under Search more resources online

 Go to Step 2: Search by Journal title

Step 2: Search by Journal title

From the journal article citation below, type (or copy & paste) the Journal title into the Search journals by title or ISSN box then click Search.

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Journal article citation:

Carter, MA, van Luyn, A, & M'Balla-Ndi, M 2016, 'Using student videos in the prevention of cyberbullying in higher education settings', Journal of Applied Youth Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 23.

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Note: if you click on the result you will be taken to a new window or tab.

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Go to When the Library can't provide access to a journal article

When the Library can't provide access to a journal article

You have a Journal article citation and you have tried to find the full article using Library search and A-Z Journals with no luck.

There is one more thing that you can try. Click on the title, select 
Check for Available Services
Scroll down to How to get it and click the relevant link

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