American Historical Review
This journal is oriented towards discussing historical events, people, and trends in American history. Ranging from as early as the pre-colonial era to contemporary America, the American Historical Review is an important resource for history scholars and other individuals researching and compiling work in the field. Founded in 1895, and currently published by Oxford University Press, the American Historical Review is always publishing new scholarly material, including approximately one thousand book reviews a year ("About the American Historical Review"). The journal is a great resource for students studying the discipline of history as they are able to acquire a vast number of reliable sources that can be used for specific research topics pertaining to American history.
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The Journal of American History
The official journal of the Organization of American Historians, a group founded in 1907 that specializes specifically on the study and analysis of American history. Publishing articles, book reviews, digital projects and so on four times a year, The Journal of American Historians is the leading scholarly publication for academics and students of history who can use the publication as a resource for conducting research ("The Journal of American History"). Due to the quarterly journals that are published every year, one can be sure that the journal is always updated with current material for scholars and other academics to use as freely as they can.
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American Journal of Political Science.
A journal "committed to significant advances in knowledge and understanding of citizenship, governance, and politics, and to the public value of political science research" (American Journal of Political Science)
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Journal of Policy Analysis & Management
The Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, a publication of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is a major journal in the fields of public administration and economics. It features articles on issues in its field[s], as well as a wide selection of book reviews. The journal receives a large number of contributions from practitioners in the fields of economics & public policy in addition to its usual academic sources.
The Journal reviews and publishes articles in five categories. Feature research articles, Point/counterpoint, Methods for policy analysis, Professional Practice, Policy Retrospective, and Book Reviews. It strives for quality relevance, and originality. Jpam’s purpose is to bring together a community of scholars and practitioners that strive for more effective policy analysis and public management.
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Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1974-1996)
Published by Readex (a subdivision of Newsbank, one of the larger news archives to date), ‘Daily Reports’ is the online version of part of Readex’s FBIS archive, covering news events that occurred between 1974 and 1996 from a foreign perspective. The archive itself consists of foreign media reports, and as such provides a detailed look at how various events in modern history were interpreted across the world. Given the breadth and specificity of its material, these ‘Daily Reports’ are indispensable for gaining a more nuanced understanding of how foreign governments & societies interpret the world around them. (Imholtz Jr.)
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Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Columbia International Affairs Online is a sprawling database, comprised of more than 500,000 pages that span topics from international politics to development studies. Given the enormity of its collection, the diversity of its contents should hardly be surprising - consisting of everything from policy briefs to e-books and videos. The database is geared towards a primarily academic & research-oriented audience, although it is careful not to exclude practitioners from its clientele. Given the breadth of its information on International Affairs, CIAO is a good catch-all for those researching the subject. (Columbia International Affairs Online)