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Political Science Resources: Using the Internet

A guide to finding resources for student research projects in Political Science.

Intro

You can also use the Internet to find research resources, however be aware that many websites and other online sources may not be credible. Much of the Internet resources available to political science researchers is published by the U.S. government and will be covered in the Finding Government Information tab.

Open Access

Open access publishing is a trend in scholarly publishing that seeks to make scholarly, peer reviewed sources freely available on the internet. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) indexes thousands of open access journals and makes them easily searchable. Use the search box below to search DOAJ.