Library Guides: Legal Resources Available in PDF: Journal Articles in PDF

Journal Articles

These are the main databases for finding journal articles in PDF format. Search for other journals in Library Catalog by the title of the journal, and then select the Find It! button to determine if the journal is available electronically, or use the E-Journals database to search for journals available electronically.

Note that many electronic journals provided by sources other than HeinOnline, JSTOR, or EBSCO are only available in a text format, not PDF.

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text, page images, and PDF versions of law journal articles from the first issue to the present, plus the Federal Register from 1936 to 1980, U.S. Supreme Court opinions from 1754 to the present, and U.S. treaties from 1776 to the present.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A database of back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. All issues of each journal are included in full-text except for the most recent 2-to-5 years.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
For University of Chicago settings for Google Scholar, click here.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This database includes full text for over 4,500 publications as well as images, for nearly every academic field of study. Full text coverage is especially strong in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion, and theology. In addition there are over 8,200 abstracted and indexed journals, over 7,000 of which are peer-reviewed.

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