Libraries: Humanities &amp; Interdisciplinary Studies: Featured Journals

Scholarly Journal Spotlight

For over 40 years, American Politics Research (APR) from Sage Publications, Inc. has served as an integral forum for the dissemination of the latest theory, research and analyses in American political science. It presents original, peer-reviewed works by distinguished authors from a wide range of fields concerned with American politics. Articles examine and explore topics in every area of government, from local and state to regional and national. American Politics Research brings you the most recent scholarship on such subject areas as: Voting Behavior, Political Parties, Public Opinion, Foreign Policy, Executive Policies, Domestic Issues, Public Finance, Women In Politics...

APR full-text is available through HCC Library's Proquest Research Library database.

A Sample of Highlighted Articles

Jackson, D. J., Nownes, A. J., & Norton, T. (2025). Taylor Swift as a Potential Celebrity Political Endorser. American Politics Research, 53(1), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X241269863

Sagir, M., & Mockabee, S. T. (2023). Public Attitudes Toward Immigration: Was There a Trump Effect? American Politics Research, 51(3), 381-396. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X221139762

Sircar, I. (2024). The Great Lockdown and Economic Voting: Estimating the Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on the 2020 US Presidential Election. American Politics Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X241295673

The International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (IJCCSM) is an open access journal (since 2018), which provides a platform for papers assessing approaches to combat and cope with climate change.

What is Open Access (OA)?

A Sample of Highlighted Articles

Ahmed, B. (2018), "Who takes responsibility for the climate refugees?", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 5-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-10-2016-0149

Gomez Diaz, J.D., Monterroso, A.I., Ruiz, P., Lechuga, L.M., Álvarez, A.C.C. and Asensio, C. (2019), "Soil moisture regimes in Mexico in a global 1.5°C warming scenario", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 465-482. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-08-2018-0062

Mishal, A., Dubey, R., Gupta, O.K. and Luo, Z. (2017), "Dynamics of environmental consciousness and green purchase behaviour: an empirical study", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 9 No. 5, pp. 682-706. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-11-2016-0168

Human Rights in the Global South (HRGS) is a peer-reviewed, Open Access (OA) journal managed by Serikat Pengajar HAM Indonesia (SEPAHAM Indonesia) or the Indonesian Consortium for Human Rights Lecturers. The focus and direction of this journal are related to the practice of respecting and protecting human rights in Global South countries and beyond. This journal encourages the advancement of human rights discourse without any charge and will be published twice a year, therefore the journal can be reached by the widest range of readers and accommodate as many human rights issues as possible.

What is Open Access (OA)?

Scholarly eJournals to Explore by Specialization

Need to find another journal? HCC students can locate all of our subscription and Open Access eJournals (and other ePublication titles) by using our Journal Finder search at the eJournals link on the library's homepage. It is the best way to navigate to eJournals while off-campus!

African American Review
[ON-CAMPUS URL] African American Review is a scholarly aggregation of insightful essays on African American literature, theatre, film, the visual arts, and culture; interviews; poetry; fiction; and book reviews. Published quarterly, AAR has featured renowned writers and cultural critics including Trudier Harris, Arnold Rampersad, Hortense Spillers, Amiri Baraka, Cyrus Cassells, Rita Dove, Charles Johnson, Cheryl Wall, and Toni Morrison. The official publication of LLC African American of the Modern Language Association, AAR fosters a vigorous conversation among writers and scholars in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
The Black Scholar
Founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1969 by Robert Chrisman and Nathan Hare, THE BLACK SCHOLAR (TBS) is the first journal of Black studies and research. TBS is the first modern Black studies and research journal and is currently the leading such journal in the United States. Founded on the premise that Black writers, scholars, activists and artists could participate in dialogue within its pages, TBS‘s primary mission has been to chronicle, analyze, and debate the conditions and the emancipatory efforts of Black people, across class, nationality, gender, generation, sexuality, and ideology.

Native American and Indigenous Studies
[ON-CAMPUS URL] As the journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) is based in North America but seeks to bridge the distances across the Indigenous world. The editors of NAIS are committed to creating a dynamic intellectual space for the communication and dissemination of excellent scholarship related to Indigenous Studies.
American Quarterly
[ON-CAMPUS URL] American Quarterly has been the preeminent guide to American studies since 1949. With a broad, humanistic understanding of American culture, the journal encourages cross-disciplinary work. In addition, it publishes forums, exhibition and book reviews, and short, timely think pieces. American Quarterly is the official publication of the American Studies Association (ASA).

International Studies Quarterly
[12-month Embargo] Articles aimed at a broad audience of work in international studies attending to the various political, economic, social or cultural factors affecting more than one society or theoretical discourses in the field. (12 month embargo)
Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History
[ON-CAMPUS URL] An important resource to scholars of all aspects of colonialism, from pre-colonial societal studies to current post-colonial theory. It covers the broad range of issues that relate to imperialism and colonialism from the tenth century through modern times including the social effects on the population, the political structures under imperial rule, the transition to independence, and the lasting impact of living under colonial rule.

Latino Studies
[12-month Embargo] Latino Studies has been published since 2003. It has swiftly established itself as a leading, international peer-reviewed journal. Not only has Latino Studies received awards and accolades, but also the active support of the scholarly community.
Mexican Studies
[ON-CAMPUS URL] Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos is a bilingual, international scholarly journal dedicated to providing a unique and essential forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge research relating to Mexico, broadly defined. Analyzing cultural, historical, political, social, economic, artistic, and scientific factors, and engaging a range of disciplinary frameworks, fields and approaches, articles contribute to understanding and knowledge of contemporary and historical issues. The breadth and multiplicity enables scholars from many disciplines to collaboratively address critical concerns. MS / EM carries scholarly articles, review essays, and book reviews, written in either English or Spanish.

Women, Gender, and Families of Color
[ON-CAMPUS URL] Women, Gender, and Families of Color is a multidisciplinary journal that centers on the study of Black, Latina, Indigenous, and Asian American women, gender, and families since 2013. Within this framework, the journal encourages theoretical and empirical research from history, the social and behavioral sciences, and humanities including comparative and transnational research, and analyses of domestic social, political, economic, and cultural policies and practices within the United States.
Transgender Health
Transgender Health is a timely international journal that focuses on the publication of peer-reviewed articles dedicated to better understanding the healthcare needs of transgender people throughout their lifespan.

Featured Scholarly eJournals

Americana: The Journal of Popular American Culture
Articles are analytical, original, and focus on some element of twentieth or twenty-first century American Studies, especially pertaining to popular culture 1900 to present.
Arts; Basel
Provides a forum for scholarly exploration of visual arts, music and performance arts, applied arts, popular arts, arts and technology.
Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development
[ON-CAMPUS URL] Humanity is a triannual publication dedicated to publishing original research and reflection on human rights, humanitarianism, and development in the modern and contemporary world since 2010. An interdisciplinary enterprise, Humanity draws from a variety of fields, including anthropology, law, literature, history, philosophy, politics, and examines the intersections between and among them.
The Indigenous Peoples' Journal of Law, Culture, & Resistance
"IPJLCR publishes with the goal of bettering and advancing Native Nations and Indian People. Our Journal is here to actively resist against the insidious effects of colonialism, racism, and the subjugation of Native Peoples. We promote Native scholarship, both student and faculty, and support Native scholars and voices. We partner with Native communities to publish writings that will bring attention to their specific situations and legal battles. We discuss any and all legal struggles faced by Native Nations and Indian People and in so doing actively seek out publishable material from the traditional as well as the intellectual perspective."
The Musical Quarterly
[12-month Embargo] Articles on a wide range of contemporary subjects including world music, jazz, popular music, commercial music, music in society, musical aesthetics, music and the other arts, American music past and present, local reports and book reviews.
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What is a journal embargo? It means that the publisher does not allow full-text access to the most recent content via library database subscription

Humanities & Interdisciplinary Studies: Featured Journals

Scholarly Journal Spotlight

A Sample of Highlighted Articles

A Sample of Highlighted Articles

Scholarly eJournals to Explore by Specialization

Featured Scholarly eJournals

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