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Journal articles and academic papers are essential to the progress of scholarship and research activities. Recently, it has become possible to read an increasing number of journal articles and academic papers online. Please make the most of academic resources such as charged databases and online journals which Waseda University Library contracts or subscribes to.

Find Japanese-Language Papers and Articles

Below are some of the leading databases you can use to search for papers and articles written in Japanese.
  • CiNii Articles [National Institute of Informatics] (Library subscription database)
    One of the largest databases of information on journal articles and academic papers printed in Japan. In some cases, you can directly browse the full text of articles.
  • JDreamⅡ [Japan Science and Technology Agency] (Library subscription database)
    An article index database on all science and technologies fields as well as medicine. You can search domestic and overseas articles using Japanese keywords and find links to abstracts and full texts.
  • MAGAZINEPLUS [Nichigai Associates] (Library subscription database)
    In addition to at the Japanese Periodical Index edited by National Diet Library, this contains, general thesis collections, symposium /lecture compilations, academic society yearbooks/ research reports,etc.
  • Web OYA-bunko [Oya Soichi Library] (Library subscription database)
    An article index database of the major magazines held at the Oya Soichi Library. The collection is focused on mass-market magazines, such as weekly magazines and lifestyle magazines. Please keep in mind that the number of the concurrent access is "1"(as of Feb. 2012).
  • Zasshikiji Sakuin Shusei Database [Kouseisha] (Library subscription database)
    Allows searches of magazine articles from national and regional magazines published in Japan (including those for former colonies) from the Meiji era to the present. The number of the concurrent access is "1".

Find English-Language (European-Language) Papers and Articles

The following databases catalog papers and articles mainly in English covering a wide range of fields. Choose "Journal Articles" from "Resource type" on the top page of the Waseda E-Resource Portal for more details.
  • Web of Science [Thomson Reuters] (Library subscription database)
    This database covers almost all academic fields; natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Special to the Web of Science is the ability to search based on citation references in addition to keyword and author searches. This database allows you to search not only by keywords or author's names, but also by citing or cited references.
  • SciVerse Scopus [Elsevier] (Library subscription database)
    A database for searching papers in the fields of science, technology, medicine, and social science. Able to search journal articles, patent information and academic Web sites at the same time.
  • ABI/INFORM Complete [ProQuest] (Library subscription database)
    Able to browse the full text of over 3,000 journals on business. It also contains newspapers (ex. Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, etc…), report and data focused on specific countries, legions and industries, and theses and dissertations.
  • EBSCO Business Source Complete (Library subscription database)
    Journal database covering 10,500 titles and 9,700 full text titles related business, company, market, finance, industry, market research report, author profile, etc.
  • PubMed (public Web site)
    A free database developed and maintained by US National Library of Medicine. This contains MEDLINE, a bibliographic database covering journal citations in biomedical and life science.
  • Google Scholar (public Web site)
    Permits searches of specialized academic magazines, papers, publications, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, academic societies, universities, and other academic bodies.

Locate Journals

Journals are identified by volume and number, along with the journal name, and may be published periodically or irregularly. A single journal generally contains several articles or papers; therefore, to find a specific article or paper, you will need the bibliography of it. In cases when you cannot access the full text of the article you want to read on the Internet, find out where the printed edition is located by using each library's catalog after identifying the journal's title and its volume number which contains the article.
  • Information needed to find academic papers: author(s) of the paper, the paper’s title, the journal name, volume and number, publication year, page numbers
    • （ex：Japanese journal）
    永田治樹. ライブラリーコンソーシアムの歴史と現状. 情報の科学と技術. 1997, 47(11), pp.566-573.
    （ex：Foreign journal）
    Kobayashi A, Ohara-Takada A, Tsuda S, et al. Breeding of potato variety "Inca-no-hitomi" with a very high carotenoid content. Breeding Science. 2008, 58(1), pp.77-82.

Search Waseda’s Collections

Waseda subscribes to many electronic journals that can be read online in addition to printed journals. Check the locations of both printed journals and electronic journals.
  • WINE [Waseda University Library catalog search system] (Waseda University Library Web site)
    Site for searching Waseda’s collections including printed journals and electronic journals.
  • Waseda Portal for Online Journals (Library subscription database)
    For searching the electronic journals (subscribed to by Waseda) by title or field.

Search Keio University’s Collections

If the journal is not available at Waseda, confirm whether it is held at Keio University. Waseda students and faculty members can visit Keio libraries and order copies of journal articles on favorable conditions.
  • KOSMOS [Keio University’s library catalog search system] (public Web site)

Search Collections within Japan

If the material you are looking for is not held by either Waseda or Keio, you can search the collections of libraries within Japan. Waseda can request the use of materials from an off-campus library on your behalf.
  • CiNii Books [National Institute of Informatics] (public Web site)
    Integrated catalog database of books and periodicals held at university libraries across the country.
  • NDL-OPAC [National Diet Library] (public Web site)
    Catalog of National Diet Library. You need to click the check box on for the "Journals" in the "Material Types" field on the right side of the advance search page when you start searching.
  • JST Holdings Catalog [Japan Science and Technology Agency] (public Web site) (in Japanese only)
    Permits searches of materials held by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. Contains the volume/number of journals these are not viewable on JDreamII.

Search Overseas Collections

If the journal or magazine you are looking for is not held in Japan, you can order copies of books and publications from overseas libraries. Note that ordering from overseas libraries is more expensive and takes more time than from Japanese libraries.
  • WorldCat.org [OCLC] (public Web site)
    The world’s largest bibliographic database. You can check collections in countries around the world, particularly collections in North America.
  • Explore the British Library [British Library] (public Web site)
    The British Library has one of the world’s most extensive collections of science& technology periodicals.

Find What Journals are in Print

  • Zasshi Shimbun So Katarogu (Periodicals in Print) [Media Research Center] (reference book)
    A compilation of domestic periodicals (journals, magazines, and newspapers) in print with their basic information, category, and features. Contains wide information of catalogs from community papers to technical journals and these can be looked up by region, field, or title.

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