An increasing number of journals are available electronically (often linked directly from the Library Catalog or an online database). Many of the electronic journals have restricted access from off-campus and are only available to UMass-Amherst students, faculty or staff with an OIT account.

To locate online journals that are not listed here, use the Electronic Journal Locator.

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Journals

Notes: The beginning date noted is when the library online subscription begins, not necessarily when the journal began to publish. For many titles print issues for earlier or later years are available in the Library; check the Library Catalog for more complete information. Some of these journals are available through JSTOR, an archival database. Current issues of JSTOR journals are often not available. The cutoff date for each JSTOR title varies between 2 and 5 years ago.

African American Male Research (Through the Internet at http://www.pressroom.com/~afrimale/)
African American Research Perspectives (Through the Internet at http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/prba/perspectives/index.htm)
African American Review (1992-1997) Through JSTOR
African American Review Through Expanded Academic Index
Africa Analysis (April 2001-present) Through Ethnic Newswatch
Afro-Americans in New York Life and History (1977 - present) Through Ethnic Newswatch
Blacfax (1990 - present)
Black American Literature Forum (1976-1991) Through JSTOR
Black Issues In Higher Education (February 1994 - present) Through Ethnic Newswatch
Black Journalism Review Online Through the Internet at http://www.blackjournalism.com/
Black Music Research Journal Through Expanded Academic Index
Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire (October 1996 - present) Through Ethnic Newswatch
Callaloo (1976-1994) Through JSTOR
Callaloo (1995- present) Through Project MUSE
DES: A Scholarly Journal of Ethnic Studies (Through the Internet at http://www.colorado.edu/EthnicStudies/ethnicstudiesjournal/)
Gaither Reporter (January 1994 - present) Through Ethnic Newswatch
Harvard BlackLetter Journal Through Lexis-Nexis
Journal of African American Men Through Expanded Academic Index
Journal of Black Studies (1970-1997) Through JSTOR (1997-1998) Through Infotrac (1999 - present) Through Sage
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (1993-1998) Through JSTOR
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (September 1993 - present) Through Ethnic Newswatch
Journal of Negro Education (1932-1996) Through JSTOR
Journal of Negro History (1916-1998) Through JSTOR
Journal of Urban Affairs Through Ingenta
Journal of Urban Economics Through Ideal
NABJ Journal (January 1994- present) Through Ethnic Newswatch
Negro American Literature Forum (1967-1976) Through JSTOR
Research in African Literatures (March 1997 - present) Through Ethnic Newswatch
Studies in the World History of Slavery, Abolition, and Emancipation (Through the Internet at http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~slavery/)
Transition (1961-1999) Through JSTOR
Transition (2000-present) Through Project Muse
Western Journal of Black Studies Through Expanded Academic Index

Newspapers

Newspapers through Ethnic Newswatch:
The African Times, Los Angeles CA November-00
Atlanta Inquirer, Atlanta GA 1960 October-91
Baltimore Afro-American, Baltimore MD 1892 October-92
Bay State Banner, Boston MA 1965 March-92
Call and Post (Cincinnati), Cleveland OH 1920 January-92 July-98
Call and Post (Cleveland), Cleveland OH 1920 February-92 July-98
Call and Post (Columbus), Columbus OH 1962 February-92 December-94
Caribbean Today, Miami FL 1989 January-94
Chicago Defender, Chicago IL 1905 November-99
Chicago Independent Bulletin, Chicago IL 1972 April-96
Chicago Weekend, Chicago IL 1975 January-92
Columbus Times, Columbus GA 1958 April-92
Community Contact, Montreal Quebec 1992 September-94
Hyde Park Citizen, Chicago IL 1989 December-91
Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis IN 1895 November-91
The Jacksonville Free Press, Jacksonville FL 1986 August-96
Los Angeles Sentinel, Los Angeles CA 1933 October-91
Metro Reporter, San Francisco CA 1975 August-91 April-94
Miami Times, Miami FL 1923 December-91
Michigan Chronicle, Detroit MI 1936 January-94
Michigan Citizen, Highland Park MI 1978 November-91
Mississippi Link, Jackson MS 1993 December-00
The Network Journal, New York NY 1993 February-94
New Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh PA 1910 August-91
New York Amsterdam News, New York NY 1909 January-93
The New York Beacon, New York NY 1993 May-93
New York Voice Inc./Harlem USA, Jamaica NY 1959 March-92
Oakland Post Newspaper Oakland CA 1963 October-91
The Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia PA 1884 October-91
Portland Skanner, Portland OR 1975 October-91
Precinct Reporter, San Bernardino CA 1974 June-93
Reunion, Sudbury MA 1992 July-94 October-96
Sacramento Observer, Sacramento CA 1962 October-91
Seattle Skanner, Seattle WA 1975 October-91
Speakin' Out News, Huntsville AL 1980 March-98
The Sun Reporter, San Francisco CA 1944 September-91
Take Pride! Community, Grand Rapids MI 1990 April-00
The Tennessee TRIBUNE, Nashville TN 1990 February-95
Theweek, Potomoc MD 1994 May-94
Tri-State Defender, Memphis TN 1952 November-94
The Voice, London 1982 August-95
Washington Afro-American, Washington DC 1892 October-92
Washington Informer, Washington DC 1963 January-92
The Weekly Journal, London 1992 February-93 January-98

19th century newspapers available through Accessible Archives
Freedom's Journal March 16, 1827 - March 28 1829
The Coloured American January 7, 1837 - December 25, 1841
The North Star December 3, 1847 - April 17, 1851
The National Era 1847 - 1857
Provincial Freeman 1854-1857
Frederick Douglass Paper 1851-1855
The Christian Recorder 1861-1867

Newspapers on the Web:
African American Newspapers and Other Printed Media (http://www.aasm.com/pubs.html) Directory of over 200 newspapers and other media, with links to newspapers available online.
Afro-Americ@ (http://www.afro.com/) The Afro-American Newspaper Co. of Baltimore City, Inc.
Black World Today (http://www.tbwt.com/)

Magazines

Through Ethnic Newswatch:
About...time Magazine, Rochester NY 1972 January-94
African American Magazine, Grand Rapids MI 1990 February-99
Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, Roswell GA 1987 January-00
Biracial Child, Lancaster CA 1994 January-94 April-95
Black Child, Lancaster CA 1995 October-95 October-98
Black Enterprise, New York NY 1975 January-94
Black Masks, Bronx NY 1984 September-84
Black Parenting Today, Philadelphia PA 1996 October-98
Child of Colors, Lancaster CA 1996 March-96 June-97
Contempora Magazine, Nashville TN 1990 January-94
Emerge, New York NY 1989 February-93 June-00
Ethiopian Review, Springfield VA 1991 December-95
Everybody's, Brooklyn NY 1977 January-93
Health Quest, Chalfont PA 1993 January-94
Heart & Soul, New York NY 1993 March-94
Mosaic, Bronx NY 1998 June-98
Pride, London 1994 October-95 January-96
QBR: The Black Book Review, New York NY 1993 February-96 February-97
Quarterly Black Review of Books, New York NY 1993 February-94 May-95
US Black Engineer and Information Technology, Baltimore MD 1976 March-90 November-97
YSB, New York NY 1991 November-93 October-96

Magazines on the Web:
Gravity (http://www.newsavanna.com/gravity/)
Meanderings (http://www.newsavanna.com/meanderings/)
QBR: the Quarterly Black Review (http://www.qbr.com/)