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Databases and Journals

These are suggested databases to search for periodical/journal articles using keywords, subject headings and/or authors.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new window
The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals database offers a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture and design, including bibliographic descriptions. It contains over 600,000 entries surveying over 2,500 American and international journals, including many that are peer reviewed. Publications from professional associations and regional periodicals are also included.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
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Environment Complete is the electronic version of Environment Index, and covers applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. It contains citations for articles from domestic and international journals, monographs and conference papers of the North American Association of Environmental Education
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index This link opens in a new window
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Provides abstracts and limited full-text for articles from more than 300 core publications covering horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
GreenFILE indexes 200+ scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. Materials draw on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is an electronic archive of complete journal backruns, current to within 2 to 5 years. The collections include: Arts & Sciences I-VIII, Business Collection I-III, Ecology & Botany, General Science, and Language and Literature. For Kent State University, students and faculty now have access to 381 JSTOR journals representing over 2 million articles.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses & Dissertations (OhioLINK ETD Center) This link opens in a new window
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Online theses and dissertations from Ohio graduate students. Includes links to full-text.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to three multidisciplinary databases covering selected journal literature and conference proceedings in the areas of the arts and humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Updated ...

Journals in Print and Electronic Formats

Listed below is a selection of journals in KentLINK that include articles in relation to this topic. The titles listed with an "E" indicates electronic versions.

Design Issues (E)
Design methods theories
Design studies (E)
Enquiry: the ARCC Journal for Architectural Research ENQ (Enquiry), an open access journal for architectural research, is an online journal (ISSN 2329-9339) published by the Board of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) as a source for information on research in architecture. ENQ is committed to open sharing and persistent access to knowledge as a key element in building and maintaining an architectural research community
Environment and behavior (E)
Journal of architectural and planning research 2000-2011
Landscape and urban planning (E)
Research in engineering design

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