{"id":9,"date":"2020-09-08T12:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T11:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:16:43","slug":"journal-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/journal-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Journal articles are usually short papers that focus on a specific topic and provide expert opinion and details of current research.\u00a0 You can use articles to find up-to-date research in your subject.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to find journal articles is to do a keyword search on your topic in <a href=\"http:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/\">LibrarySearch<\/a>. Click on the blue Digital Collections tab to see results for journals &#8211; you can filter to \u2018Academic Journals\u2019 on the left.<\/p>\n<h2>Key journal titles<\/h2>\n<p>We subscribe to a wide range of architecture and design journals. To check whether we have access to a specific e-journal, use the <a href=\"http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?authtype=shib&amp;custid=s3647347&amp;profile=pfi&amp;groupid=main\">Find e-journals<\/a> link. Alternatively, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\">LibrarySearch<\/a> to check whether we have a specific journal in print or online by typing the journal title into the main search box.<\/p>\n<p>You can also browse Kent&#8217;s digital <a href=\"https:\/\/browzine.com\/libraries\/2919\/subjects\/57\/bookcases\/69?sort=title\">architecture journal<\/a> collections and <a href=\"https:\/\/browzine.com\/libraries\/2919\/subjects\/57\/bookcases\/71?sort=title\">design journal<\/a> collections through our BrowZine library.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/\"><strong>Architects\u2019 Journal<\/strong><\/a>: important weekly architectural magazine, concentrating mainly on British architecture. <strong>Architects\u2019 Journal (AJ)<\/strong> includes access to the Buildings Library which you can log into with your Architects\u2019 Journal username and password and access over 20,000 drawings and images.<br \/>\nFor full access,\u00a0you need to <a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/register\/\">register at first use<\/a> using your university email address, and click\u00a0<strong>Sign in <\/strong>(top right), each time you return.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=http:\/\/www.bdonline.co.uk\"><strong>Building Design (bdonline)<\/strong><\/a>: weekly architectural magazine, important for its news coverage, job adverts and campaigning voice.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1855959\/ada\">Disegno<\/a><\/strong>: Covers design through sociopolitical and cultural lenses. Highly accessible with critical depth \u2014 great for contextualising design. Available in print in the library.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:673911\/ada\">Icon<\/a>: <\/strong>Architecture and design magazine with thoughtful essays and interviews. Useful for design theory\/history; links practice with contemporary discourse. Available in print in the library.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1855960\/ada\"><strong>Log<\/strong><\/a>: Triannual journal on spatial theory and speculative architecture. Great for later-stage students and theory-based discussions. Available in print in the library.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1855961\/ada\">Abitare<\/a><\/strong>: Visually rich international magazine on interiors and architecture. Excellent for precedent studies and studio research, especially early years. Available in print in the library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key databases for finding journal articles<\/h2>\n<p>We also have a range of databases to help you find journal articles on your topic, with full-text access to thousands of journal articles and other relevant material.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search-proquest-com.chain.kent.ac.uk\/artarchitecture\/index?accountid=7408\"><strong>Art &amp; Architecture Archive<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; full-text archive of magazines with key research material for art and architecture, dating from the late 19th century to the 21st<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?authtype=ip&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=asu\"><strong>Art and Architecture Source<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; covers a broad range of art and architecture related subjects, and includes many unique sources not previously available<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search-proquest-com.chain.kent.ac.uk\/artspremium?accountid=7408\"><strong>Arts Premium Collection<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; searches thousands of journals in architecture and the arts, including art, design, humanities, music, performing arts and film<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/search-proquest-com.chain.kent.ac.uk\/pao?accountid=7408\">Periodicals Archive Online<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong> access to the full runs of over 700 journals across key subject areas in the humanities and social sciences; the archive spans more than two centuries of content and multiple languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Freely available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.com\/contact-and-visit\/riba-library\"><strong>British Architectural Library<\/strong><\/a> (from RIBA: Royal Institute of British Architects) \u2013 Indexes over 300 architectural journals held in the RIBA Library, so in addition to searching for books it can be used to search for journal articles about architecture. You will need to check <a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\">LibrarySearch<\/a> to see whether we have access to any references you find.<strong><br \/>\nAlso available<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.com\/image-library\/\">RIBApix<\/a>, a growing collection of images from the British Architectural Library at RIBA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journal articles are usually short papers that focus on a specific topic and provide expert opinion and details of current research.\u00a0 You can use articles &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/journal-articles\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/architecture-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}