Jim Dan Hill Library: Business, Economics, and Transportation: Featured Databases and Journals

Library Databases

Databases in the A-Z list may be the best choice in your search for data and statistics, reports, company information, articles from Journals, and more

Recommended databases to consult can be found within the following:
- Business and Economics Databases
- Data and Statistics Databases

Featured Journals and Research Outlets

The library catalog present a wide array of journals relevant to the study of Business and Economics. In addition to the featured titles, below, be sure to see the subject-specific resources on other pages of this guide.

Georgetown University Center for Social Impact Communication [Magazine]
The center's website states that they: "work to ignite social impact through the integrated power of responsible marketers, communicators, fundraisers and journalists"
Humanistic Management Journal
The website states: "Humanistic Management Journal is a venue for multi-disciplinary research promoting human dignity and well-being in economic systems."
Journal of Sustainable Business
Formerly the International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility.
Per the journal's aims and scope statement, it includes attention to "best practices, original research, literature reviews, case studies, and leading foresight thinking in the fields of business and society, making the latest management approaches accessible to academics from various disciplines, business leaders, and research students."

OECD iLibrary

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECDs analysis and data.

Access Note: Access is limited to content up to September 1, 2019.

Additional content available via the OECD website

Stanford Social Innovation Review [Magazine]
From the website, this outlet's "mission is to advance, educate, and inspire the field of social innovation by seeking out, cultivating, and disseminating the best in research- and practice-based knowledge"
Stanford Social Innovation Review [Website]
In addition to the periodical available with full-text access through the library's subscriptions, there is also a website with podcasts and other content (in the "more" section).

Definitions

Terms of Note Include:

database - a compilation of resources that share something in common; this may be a given format (e.g. ebooks), topical focus (e.g. "statistics"), platform (e.g. "Google"), or something else
journal - regularly published; features peer-reviewed scholarly and research articles; may include critical book, media, or software reviews
periodical - a regular ("periodic") publication featuring articles and other texts; examples include magazines, newspapers, and some trade publications
conference proceeding - the published record of a conference; sometimes a special issue of a regular journal and sometimes a standalone item through a professional organization; not necessarily peer-reviewed
abstract or summary - the core argument and big idea of an article; likely includes methodology
citation - core details about presented information; for a journal article, this should include article title, journal title, author, and date; some databases provide primarily citations - this can help you to look up and find the full-text of the item
full-text - the complete text of the article, from beginning to end
data set - a collection of data; implies collection from a specific source/collection point or in relation to a specific study
platform - the hosting site (sometimes a company or "vendor") through which you can access a resource

Adapted from The University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries. (Updated July 9 2025). "Definitions." English Language and Literature: Journals [LibGuide]. https://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/english/journals. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence