For an outline of a comprehensive science literature review, click here: Science Literature Review.
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Suggested databases:
Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some suggested browsing examples are: Annals of Tourism Research; Biological Conservation; Conservation Biology; Environmental Ethics; Environmental Values; Environmental Philosophy; Environmental Management; International Journal of Wilderness; Journal of Ecotourism; Journal of Environmental Management; Journal of Heritage Tourism; Journal of Leisure Research; Journal of Sustainable Tourism; Leisure Sciences; Leisure Studies; Mountain Research and Development; Natural Areas Journal; Tourism Management.
To browse journal titles, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.
Browse or search ejournal packages (note: some allow keyword searching of article full text):
For an explanation of popular vs. scholarly (magazines versus research journals), click here: Popular vs. Scholarly.
For an explanation of peer review click here: Peer Review in 5 Minutes.
To evaluate, compare, and rank journals using citation data click on Journal Citation Reports or Scimago.
For a detailed view of Dewey Decimal call numbers, click on Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries.
Main Government Document call numbers for browsing forestry materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks: Level One - A 13
Research Papers | A 13.78 | (Initials of Station - Number of Paper) |
Research Notes | A 13.79 | (Initials of Station - Number of Note) |
Resource Bulletin | A 13.80 | (Initials of Station - Number of Bulletin) |
General Technical Report | A 13.88 | (Initials of Station - Number of Report) |
U.S. Forest and Range Experiment Station | Station Initials |
Forest Products Laboratory | FPL |
Intermountain Research Station | INT |
North Central Forest Experiment Station | NC |
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station | NE |
Pacific NorthWest Forest and Range Experiment Station | PNW |
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station | RM |
Southeastern Forest Experiment Station | SE |
Southern Forest Experiment Station | SO |
U.S.D.A., Forest Service, Washington, D.C. | WO |
See U.S. Forest Service Publications on the Forestry Research Guide at Humboldt State University for more information.