Use advanced techniques in EconLit:
The JEL classification system, (Journal of Economic Literature), classifys scholarly literature in the field of economics.
It is used in EconLit.. For descriptions and examples, see the JEL Codes Guide.
Find Review/Survey Articles |
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Step A:Use the JEL subject classification systemand the EconLit Thesaurus to identify subject terms. Use them to perform searches in EconLit. |
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Step B:Use the Index of Journal Titles in EconLit to perform a search for Journal of Economic Perspectives |
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Step C:Use the History search in EconLit to combine searches.
Step D:Browse the results for relevant review/survey articles. |
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Searching PsycInfo
PsycInfo also has Classifcaion Codes that can help you limit your search. However using the Methodology field is better suited to EB searches.
Step A:
You can type in several keywords that will enable PsycINFO to find and retrieve articles that are informed by high-quality evidence.
See the following example of keywords:
- generalized anxiety
- AND
- treatment*
- AND
- randomized clinical trial* OR clinical trial*
PsycINFO will then search for studies based on a randomized clinical trial, or a clinical trial, the "gold standards" of evidence-based research.
Step B:
You can also limit your search to a methodology, and select treatment outcome/clinical trial as shown below:
