E-Journal Finder

Looking for a specific law review or journal?

Instead of memorizing which titles are in which databases (Lexis and Westlaw do not have every law review!) use the library's E-journal Finder. You can browse by title for all law journals, or all journals, or search for a title. The results will show you which databases include that title and what years are included.

Some of the databases that include law journals are: LexisNexis, Westlaw, HeinOnline, LegalTrac, LexisNexis Academic, and Legal Periodicals Full Text. LexisNexis, Westlaw, and HeinOnline allow full-text searching. LegalTrac is an indexing service and does not contain the full-text of all the articles, so try a broader subject search to locate relevant articles, then use the e-journal finder and Westminster's catalog to find the issue containing the article.

Note: The E-journal Finder will not include titles that Westminster owns in print so you will also want to check the library catalog as well.

Law students also have access to online and print journals through DU's Penrose Library. So check out Penrose's E-journal Finder as well.

You've tried both Westminster and Penrose and neither library has access to the journal you need. Now what? Zimmerman's Research Guide on finding law review articles is a great place to start. Then, see if the article is posted online on the individual journal's website – try this list of U.S. Law Reviews from the Internet Legal research Group to save some Google searching. Also, UNC's e-journal finder is a browsable listing of U.S. and Foreign law related journals (select 'law' as the subject to get started). If you have a cite, use Washington and Lee's Journal Finder to find where that article may be available (in a paid database, free website, etc.). And, finally, don't forget Google Scholar.

Written by Andrew J. Tig Wartluft, Law Librarian Fellow