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1. Example of a Journal Article Search in the Academic Search Complete Database
An example of how to search for journals in the database Academic Search Complete.
Example of a Search in Academic Search Complete database
Topic statement to search:
How nutritious are genetically engineered food crops?
The most important keywords from this statement (when changed to nouns), are:
Crops AND Genetic Engineering AND Nutrition. So this becomes our keyword search. For more information about how to formulate searches, see Search Strategies.
Limiting to Full-Text Journal Articles
Choose the Advanced Search option and check the full-text box.
Limiting to or Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed Journals
Check the box, scholarly, peer-reviewed.
Limiting by Date
You may also limit your returns by date by putting a date range in the Publication Date or Years box. This is helpful if you want the most current information on your topic.
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