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African American Studies: Journals, Scholarly Databases, Dissertations, and Theses

African American studies covers a multitude of disciplines including the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences.

Core Academic Literature Databases for African American Studies

Other Core Social Sciences and Humanities Databases

Other Important Databases for Specific Paper Topics

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SURFACE

SURFACE is Syracuse University's open access repository to preserve and provide open access to scholarly and creative output emanating from the University.  It contains faculty scholarship, graduate theses, senior capstone projects, and other scholarly works in Pan-African Studies and African American Studies (among other disciplines) created by faculty, students, and staff at Syracuse University.

Open Access Journal Projects

Archive of African Journals - Michigan State University
The African e-Journals Project is a project of the Michigan State University African Studies Center, MSU Libraries, and Matrix: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Science Online. It is co-sponsored by the Association of African Universities and the African Studies Association in the U.S.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
The aim of DOAJ is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.

Dissertation Databases