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Journals: May be called scholarly or academic periodicals. Journal articles are written by practitioners, theorists or educators in a field or discipline and often report experimental and/or theoretical research. Peer-review: Experts, or the author's peers in the field, may review articles before publication.
Trade publications: Often written by specialists in an industry or business activity (e.g. accounting, HR, sales), they report trends or offer practical applications or tips for those working or studying in the field.
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usiness Source Complete offers primarily scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles from a variety of publications including Defense Acquisition Review Journal and Journal of Public Procurement. This database also includes the full-text of the GAO Reports. See the box at left for tips on searching this publication for procurement information.
Some common subject/keyword search terms in this database include:
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A tip sheet for finding subject terms and peer-reviewed journal articles for procurement and acquisitions topics follows.
Tip sheets on using library database tools to find the full-text and organize the articles you find
ABI/Inform is another source for relevant articles including many in full-text from Government Procurement, Supply Chain Europe, and Logistics Manager. Common subject terms relating to procurement in this database include
Scopus provides a variety of resources on procurement and acquisition. Some related search terms include
Click below for a tip sheet on searcing the Scopus database for procurment articles.
Search the Journal / magazine / newspaper A-Z list to discover if the periodical you seek is one of more than 25,000 titles available full-text online or from the library in print.
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