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Geography: Literature Reviews
Welcome to the research guide for Geography, a starting point for finding journal articles, books, data and more!
Specialized Literature Review Resources
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
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Annual Reviews publications are among the most highly cited in the scientific literature; narrow by Social Sciences and specific academic disciplines
- Progress in Human Geography
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This journal regularly features literature review articles called "Progress Reports"
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Use the "times cited" feature and "cited reference search" to narrow your literature review; create a "citation report" on your literature review topic
- Google ScholarUse the advanced search feature to limit by publication date, journal, author, discipline; use the "cited by" and "related articles" feature to connect to other scholars
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive index to dissertations and theses from all fields of study.
- Gale Virtual Reference
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Searchable library of scholarly e-books providing scholarly background articles written by top scholars in the field
Selected books on literature reviews
Doing a Literature Review by ISBN: 9780761959748
Search the UW-only catalog by the following subjects to find books on Geography lit reviews and research methods:
Geography -- Methodology
Human Geography -- Methodology
Qualitative Research Methodology
Quantitative Research Methodology
Social Sciences -- Research -- Methodology
The literature reviewISBN: 9781412961356
Evaluating Research in Academic Journals-4th EdISBN: 9781884585784
Strategies for Reading & Evaluating Scholarly Literature
These resources from the Bothell Campus Library can help you make informed decisions about which articles to include in your literature review and why.
- Strategies for reading academic articlesFrom UW Bothell /Cascadia CC Campus Library
- Characteristics of Scholarly SourcesFrom UW Bothell/Cascadia CC Campus Library