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Periodicals Index Online

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A database of millions of citiations for articles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, across more than 300 years. Over 6,000 journals are included. Journals indexed span 37 key subject subject areas and multiple languages.

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Government and Law, History of Europe, United States History, Language and Literature, English and American Literature, Performing Arts, Music, Philosophy, Magazines, Journals and Serials, Religion, Social Sciences, Anthropology, African American Studies, American Studies, Asian Studies, Jewish Studies, Latin American Studies, Women's Studies, Economics, Education, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, History
<p>Periodicals Index Online (PIO) formerly, Periodicals Contents Index (PCI), allows searching for articles by words or phrases in the titles, by author, and by journal title. Searches can be restricted by language and year of publication. In addition, a list of issues for each journal and the table of contents for each issue are available to browse. The scope is international, and includes journals in English, French, German, Itlaian, Spanish and msot other Western languages.</p>
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