1. Psyc 301
Finding Research Journal Articles
Citing an earlier article
in SSCI

2. Databases A-Z
Locate Social Science Citation Index
in the Databases A-Z list

3. Web of Knowledge
Select Cited Reference Search

4. Cited Reference Search
Searching the original article by author name and year

5. Cited Reference Results
Step 2: Check the box for the best item in list, then click
Finish Search

6. Results
Results are articles having the original article in the list of
references or bibliography.

7. Citation Map
Graphic showing articles before and after original article

8. SSCI
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
Over 12,000 journals worldwide
Over 150,000 conference proceedings
Over 275,000 books and book chapters

9. Summary
1 Open SSCI
2 Select Cited Reference Search
3 Search for author of original article
4 Check box for article and Finish Search

10. SSCI - End
Questions?
Social Sciences Citation Index is a complex
database that searches the bibliographies or list
of references in a journal article, in addition to
keyword and author searching. Library personnel
have experience using it and can help.