Geography and Sociology Compass Journals Now Available
January 11, 2012
The University of Idaho Library now subscribes to Geography Compass and Sociology Compass.
About Geography Compass:
"Unique in its range, Geography Compass is an online-only journal publishing original, peer-reviewed surveys of current research from across the entire discipline. Geography Compass is inclusive: it does not privilege any one perspective over another, it is open to all authors, and publishes articles that are both theoretical and practical in orientation, or concerned with methodology, as well as issue-oriented reviews. The journal's emphasis is upon state-of-the-art reviews, supported by a comprehensive bibliography and accessible to an international readership of geographers and scholars in related disciplines. Geography Compass is aimed at students, researchers and non-specialist scholars, and will provide a unique reference tool for researching essays, preparing lectures, writing a research proposal, or just keeping up with new developments in a specific area of interest.
Fields covered by Geography Compass include: Atmosphere & Biosphere, Cultural Geography, Development, Economic, Environment & Society, Geomorphology & Hydrology, GIS & Earth Observation, Political Geography, Social Geography & Urban Geography"
Articles from Geography Compass can also be found in the database Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.
About Sociology Compass:
"Unique in its range, Sociology Compass is an online-only journal publishing original, peer-reviewed surveys of current research from across the entire discipline. Sociology Compass publishes state-of-the-art reviews, supported by a comprehensive bibliography and accessible to an international readership. Sociology Compass is aimed at senior undergraduates, postgraduates and academics, and will provide a unique reference tool for researching essays, preparing lectures, writing a research proposal, or just keeping up with new developments in a specific area of interest.
Fields covered by Sociology Compass include: Social Movements, Communication & Media, Culture, Crime & Deviance, Gender, Organisations & Work, Political Sociology, Race & Ethnicity, Science & Medicine, Social Stratification, Social Psychology & Family"
Articles from Sociology Compass can also be found in the database Sociological Abstracts.
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