Five Ways to Use “Explore Journal” in APA PsycInfo® Research Updates

An overview of the Explore Journal feature, including full-text access to articles, sort, search, and sift functions, basic info, and metrics.

Following in Topic Mapper’s footsteps, the Explore Journal feature is the newest discovery tool to release within APA PsycInfo research notifications. While providing access to a broad spectrum of publications and content categories is a core feature of our service, we recognize that sometimes it’s better to zoom in to find exactly what you’re looking for.

Think of Explore Journal as a social media profile. Just like visiting someone’s Facebook page, Explore Journal is a peek into a journal’s timeline, who they hang out with, how many likes their last post got, and what they do. Deep dive into a journal of interest with tools to search, filter, and examine everything from its top-cited articles and topical coverage, to pinpointing the chronology of an author’s articles.

Check out our guide below on five ways researchers are using the Explore Journal function, or give it a try yourself by selecting any record in your notifications and following the hyperlinked journal title!

Screenshot of a record in the journal, "Canadian Psychology," where clicking the journal title allows APA PsycInfo research notification subscribers to access the "Explore Journal" feature. — *Screenshot of a record in the journal, “Canadian* *Psychology,” where clicking the journal title allows APA PsycInfo research notification subscribers to access the “Explore Journal” feature.*

1. The Nitty-Gritty

The information section of a selected journal within the "Explore Journal" feature, displaying the number of articles covered by PsycInfo from this journal, years of coverage, and its main areas of topical coverage. — *The information section of a selected journal within the “Explore Journal” feature*, *displaying the number of articles covered by PsycInfo from this journal, years of coverage, and its main areas of topical coverage.*

Sometimes, it’s all about the details. Use the top section of any journal’s page to get a snapshot of its main areas of topical coverage, number of years and articles covered within APA PsycInfo, publisher information and more.

2. Metrics

The metrics section of a chosen journal's "Explore Journal" page, displaying the first in a list of its top-cited articles within PsycInfo. — *The metrics section of a chosen journal’s “Explore Journal” page, displaying the first in a list of its top-cited articles within PsycInfo.*

Looking for a way to rank content within a specific journal’s published work? Head to the metrics section. From here, view the top-cited and top-viewed articles for the publication, its most- frequently contributing authors, and the methodologies used most within its published research.

3. Search

The search bar of a chosen journal's "Explore Journal" page, where authors, research topics, and more can be entered to narrow down a journal's content. — *The search bar of a chosen journal’s “Explore Journal” page, where authors, research topics, and more can be entered to narrow down a journal’s content.*

On to something? Maybe you found a journal’s top-cited author in the metrics section, and now want to take a closer look at their published work. Head to the on-page search bar, a custom search engine just for your journal of choice, to input any author name, topic, title and more to pinpoint the content you’re exploring.

4. Sort & Sift

The sort function for a chosen journal's "Explore Journal" page, allowing researchers to filter by times a record has been cited, publication date, title, author, and the type of record. — *The sort function for a chosen journal’s “Explore Journal” page, allowing researchers to filter by times a record has been cited, publication date, title, author, and the type of record.*

Sort according to publication date, author, article title or the number of times a record was cited. This is also a great place to make use of the broad spectrum of content types available within APA PsycInfo research updates, where you can sort by journal articles, editorials, comments and replies, columns and open access articles, to name a few.

5. Full-Text

Within a chosen journal's "Explore Journal" page, researchers can read what they find, with one-click access to full-text. — *Within a chosen journal’s “Explore Journal” page,* *researchers can read what they find, with one-click access to full-text.*

Wherever you end up, and whatever you discover – APA PsycInfo research updates’ one-click access to full text ensures that you can read what you find, in the most straightforward way possible.

Keep an eye out for the Explore Journal feature in your next research notification, or try it out now in one of your previous inbox updates by selecting any record in your notifications and following the hyperlinked journal title in the citation!

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Explore Journal Guide Map

A full-screen view of the Explore Journal feature, including full-text access to articles, sort, search, and sift functions, basic info, and metrics.

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