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Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) Resources

Searching the Top 50 Business Journals

Use the instructions on this guide to search for peer-reviewed articles in the Top 50 business journals determined by the Financial Times (link). 

Detailed Instructions

For this search, you will need to use the Business Source Complete database and the library's advanced search page

 

First, search in Business Source Complete

  • Navigate to the database at this link. 
  • Set your search parameters in the search boxes. (Recommended that you limit for subject terms)
  • In one of your search boxes, add this long search string with 41 of the journals ISSNs. Make sure to limit by ISSN. Screenshot below. 
  • Copy this string into one box    00014273” OR “03637425” OR “00014826" OR "00018392” OR “00028282” OR “08239150” OR "00129682" OR “10422587” OR “00178012” OR “00904848” OR “10477047” OR “01654101” or “00218456” or “00219010” or “01674544” or “08839026” or “10577408” or “00935301” or “00221082” or “00221090” or “0304405*” or “00472506” or “00222380” or “00222429” or “00222437” or “02726963” or “00223808” or “00251909” or “07322399” or “02767783” or “10477039” or “01708406” or “10591478” or “00335533” or “13806653” or “08939454” or “0019848*” or “01432095” or "07421222" or "00920703" or "15234614" or "15723097" or "01492063"
  • In the Search A Field dropdown, select IS ISSN (No Dashes)
  • In the second or subsequent search boxes, you can add your search term(s) and use the boolean operators, AND/OR and limit by Subject 
That only searches 41 of the Top 50. To search for the other 9 you will have to use the library's online search. Instructions below
  • In our online search/catalog here, on the advance search page (link) 
  • Copy this string into one box    "0361-3682" OR "0018-7267" OR "0272-6963" OR "1526-5463" OR "0749-5978" OR "1095-9920" OR "1047-7039" OR "0048-7333" OR "1873-7625"  OR "0034-6527" OR "1932-4391"
  • In the Any field drop down, select ISSN 
  • In the second or subsequent search boxes, you can add your search term(s) and use the boolean operators, AND/OR and limit by Title (a title search is best in the library's online search).