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Journal Guides: Philosophy

Digital Journals

JOURNALS @ XU (Electronic Journal Locator & more!) (the Electronic Journal Locator and more!) contains all of the electronic, full-text journals in most of the library's research databases and full-text journal collections. Search for a particular journal title using title begins with, title equals (exact title) or title contains all words. Browse for a journal using the alphabetical display or search for a journal by subject category. Results provide links to the research database(s) or electronic journal collection(s) that index the journal and include the years covered. If full-text is not available, it provides links to XPLORE for print and microform holdings and to the Document Delivery/Annex Article Request Form - both are automatically populated with journal and article information. Instructions are available for accessing articles within databases and from bibliographies. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by Serials Solutions.

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Open Access Electronic Journals

Print Journals

Search Print & Microform Journals in XPLORE by title if you do not see the journal you need below.

  • American Catholic philosophical quarterly : journal of the American Catholic Philosophical Association. v.64 (1990) -  
  • American journal of philology. v.106 (1985) -  
  • American philosophical quarterly. v.9 (1972) -  
  • Analysis. v.39 (1979) -  
  • Ancient philosophy. v.1 (1980) -  
  • Apeiron. v.1 (1966) -  
  • Archiv fur Geschichte der Philosophie. Remote Stacks v.42-51; McDonald v.52 (1970) -  
  • Archives de philosophie. Remote Stacks v.1-32; McDonald v.33 (1970) -  
  • Augustinian studies. v.1 (1970) -  
  • Australasian journal of philosophy. v.65 (1987) -  
  • Bibliographie de la philosophie. Bibliography of philosophy. N.S. v.1 (1954) -  
  • The British journal for the philosophy of science. Remote Stacks v.1-20; McDonald v.21 (1970) -  
  • Bulletin de la Societe francaise de philosophie. v.59 (1965) -  
  • Canadian journal of philosophy. v.14 (1984) -  
  • Ciencia tomista. v.87 (1960) -  
  • Continental philosophy review. v.31 (1998) -  
  • Critica; revista hispanoamericana de filosofia. v.13 (1981) -  
  • Dialogue. v.32 (1989/90) -  
  • Dialogue. v.29 (1990) -  
  • Esprit. Remote Stacks v.33-37; McDonald v.38 (1970) -  
  • Esprit et vie. v.8 (1969) -  
  • Ethics; an international journal of social, political and legal philosophy. v.86 (1975) -  
  • Ethics and medics. v.11 (1986) -  
  • Etudes. Remote Stacks v.70-146,308-331; McDonald v.332(1970)-  
  • Existentia. v.1 (1991) -  
  • First things : a monthly journal of religion and public life. no.29 (January 1993) -  
  • Free inquiry. v.6, no.2 (Spring, 1986) -  
  • Freiburger Zeitschrift fur Philosophie und Theologie. Remote Stacks v.7-16; McDonald v.17 (1970) -  
  • Graduate faculty philosophy journal. v.26 (2005) -  
  • The Hastings Center report. v.3 (1973) -  
  • History of philosophy quarterly : HPQ. v.1 (1984) -  
  • Human rights quarterly. v.3 (1981) -  
  • The Humanist. Current year only.  
  • Hume studies. v.15, no.2 (Nov. 1989) -  
  • Hypatia. v.1 (1986) -  
  • Idealistic studies. v.1 (1971) -  
  • Informal logic. v.8 (1986) -  
  • Inquiry : an interdisciplinary journal of philosophy and the social sciences. v.21 (1978) -  
  • International journal for philosophy of religion. v.6 (1975) -  
  • International philosophical bibliography v.44 (1992) -  
  • International philosophical quarterly. v.23 (1983) -  
  • JBSP; the journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. v.25 (1994) -  
  • Journal of medical ethics. v.6 (1980) -  
  • The Journal of medical humanities. v.10 (1989) -  
  • The Journal of medicine and philosophy. v.1 (1976) -  
  • Journal of Philosophical research : JPR. v.15 (1989/90) -  
  • The Journal of speculative philosophy. N.S. v.5 (1991) -  
  • Journal of the history of ideas. v.20 (1959) -  
  • Journal of the history of philosophy. v.1 (1963) -  
  • Journal of thought. v.25 (1990) -  
  • The Journal of value inquiry. v.1-3, v.5 (1970) -  
  • Kant-Studien; philosophische Zeitschrift. v.76 (1985) -  
  • Medical humanities. v.28 (2002) -  
  • Metaphilosophy. v.11 (1980) -  
  • Mind. v.55 (1946) -  
  • The Modern schoolman. v.1 (1925) -  
  • The Monist. v.62 (1979) -  
  • New Nietzsche studies : the journal of the Nietzsche Society. v.5 no.3/4 (Win. 2003) -  
  • New Vico studies. v.1 (1983) -  
  • Nous. v.14 (1980) -  
  • The Owl of Minerva : quarterly journal of the Hegel Society of America. v.36 (2005) -  
  • Pacific philosophical quarterly. v.61 (1980) -  
  • The Philosophical forum. v.5 (1973/74).  
  • The Philosophical quarterly. v.35 (1985) -  
  • The Philosophical review. v.36 (1927) -  
  • Philosophical topics. v.19 (1991) -  
  • Philosophische Rundschau. v.26 (1979) -  
  • Philosophy. v.60 (1985) -  
  • Philosophy and literature. v.2 (1978) -  
  • Philosophy and phenomenological research. v.1 (1940) -  
  • Philosophy & public affairs. v.3 (1973/74) -  
  • Philosophy East & West. v.27 (1977) -  
  • Philosophy of science. Remote Stacks v.1-36; McDonald v.37 (1970) -  
  • Philosophy, theology. v.13 (2001) -  
  • Philosophy today. v.1 (1957) -  
  • Phronesis. v.1 (1955) -  
  • Religious humanism. v.1-13, v.20 (1986) -  
  • The Review of metaphysics. v.1 (1947) -  
  • Revista venezolana de filosofia. no.24 (1988) - no.31 (1996); no.39 (1999) -  
  • Revue de metaphysique et de morale. Remote Stacks v.63-74; McDonald v.75 (1970) -  
  • Revue d'etudes augustiniennes et patristiques. v. 50 (2004) -  
  • Revue philosophique de Louvain. Remote Stacks v.52-67; McDonald v.68 (1970) -  
  • Sapientia. v.33, no.130 (Oct. 1978) -  
  • Science & spirit. v.12 (2001) -  
  • Science et esprit. v.20 (1968) -  
  • Social philosophy & policy. v.18 (2001)  
  • The Southern journal of philosophy. v.23 (1985) -  
  • Studia Leibnitiana. v.22 (1990) -  
  • Studies. Remote Stacks v.1-58; McDonald v.59 (1970) -  
  • Teaching philosophy. v.2, no.2 (1979) -  
  • The Thomist. v.1 (1939) -  
  • Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. v.1 (1965) -  
  • Vivarium. v.16 (1978) -
Journals Not at Xavier

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MLA Directory of Periodicals lists over 4,400 periodicals in the areas of literature, covered in the MLA International Bibliography. It provides print and electronic availability, contact information, subscription information, advertising rates, publishing information (scope and subjects covered), and information about submissions for publication. It is produced by the Modern Language Association of America and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (full-text directory information) contains information on currently published as well as discontinued periodicals. It includes magazines, journals, newletters, newspapers, conference proceedings, and electronic publications. Each entry includes a description, publisher, country of publication, ISSN, start year, status (active or inactive), price, frequency, ending issue, if refereed, format (print or electronic), if abstracted or indexed, where abstracted or indexed, language, editor, URL, and reviews. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by R.R. Bowker.

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