Subject searching
Searching for journals by subject, keywords, author and article title
The databases below allow you to search for journal articles by subject, keywords, author or article title.
Some of these databases are full text services which allow you to search by subject and to read the full article in one place. These databases are listed as FULL TEXT below.
Others are indexing and abstracting services. These allow you to search for articles by subject and to read a brief index entry or summary of the article. However, to read the full text you will need to link to another database or to find the print copy in the library. These databases are listed separately under INDEX below.
Most of these indexing services use the "find it @ Oxford" service to link you to full text on another online database or, if it is not electronically available give you a link to SOLO, the Library catalogue. Oxford" logo.
If "Find it @ Oxford" is not available use title searching in the LawBod's Search our Law Reports and Journals database, Oxford University eJournals or the Library Catalogue to see whether we hold the journal, either in print or online.
Full Text
American Bar Association Portal [FULL TEXT] This is a portal to free law reviews and journals. There are links through to the journals as well as a Google powered search engine.
Brill e-journals [FULL TEXT]
Twenty-three titles from the Martinus Nijhoff imprint, largely in International and Human Rights Law.
HeinOnline [FULL TEXT]
Full text of US, UK, Australian and international law journals. See our libguide for guides to HeinOnline.
Directory of Open Access Journals [FULL TEXT]
Links to scholarly journals which allow some or all of their content to be accessed by anyone, free of charge.
International Judicial Monitor [FULL TEXT]
Free online newsletter published by the American Society of International Law and the International Judicial Academy. Subscribe to the newsletter by email or register for their RSS feed.
Lexis Library [FULL TEXT]
Journals for the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and some other jurisdictions.See our libguide for guides to Lexis Library
New York Law School Portal [FULL TEXT] This portal lists about 150 journals where, at minimum, the latest edition is freely available online. There is also a Google powered search box.
Westlaw UK [FULL TEXT]
Full text journals from the UK, USA, Canada, Austrlia and some other jurisdictions.
Legal Journals Index covers journal articles published in the UK and EU. See our libguide for guides to Westlaw
Indexes
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals [INDEX - use Findit@Oxford links to link to full text]
Index to journal articles covering non Anglo-American law. Articles may be published anywhere in the World but must concentrate on non Anglo-American law
Index to Legal Periodicals [INDEX - use Findit@Oxford links to link to full text]
Index to journal articles published in USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Lawtel [INDEX]
Legal Journals Index predominantly focussing on journals published in the UK and Europe. See our libguide for guides to Lawtel
Legal Journals Index on Westlaw UK [INDEX]
Legal Journals Index covers journal articles published in the UK and EU.
Social Science Citation Index [INDEX - use Findit@Oxford links to link to full text]
Index of journals in behavioural and social sciences.
Zetoc [INDEX - click "more information" to link to full text]
The British Library's Electronic Table of Contents of around 20,000 current journals and approximately 16,000 conference proceedings. Covers 1993 to date and includes an email alerting service.