UTEP Library Research Guides: The Power of Names: Periodicals & Databases

Onomastics Journals [+ database that holds them, if available]

Acta Onomastica [MLA International Bibliography]

Ainm (Bulletin of the Ulster Place Name Society) [MLA International Bibliography]

ANS Bulletin (American Name Society)

English Place-Name Society Journal [MLA International Bibliography, Ling. & Lang. Behav. Abs., and Soc Abstracts]

Folia onomastica Croatica [MLA International Bibliography and Ling. & Lang. Behav. Abs.]

Journal of One-Name Studies

Journal of Scottish Name Studies [Freely Accessible Journals]

Names: a journal of onomastics [recent issues in Taylor & Francis]

Nordlyd (Norwegian onomastics journal) [Directory of Open Access Journals and Freely Accessible Journals]

Nouvelle revue d'onomastique [MLA International Bibliography]

Onomastica [MLA International Bibliography]

Onomastica Canadiana: Journal of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names [MLA International Bibliography]

Onomastica Jugoslavica [MLA International Bibliography and Ling. & Lang. Behav. Abs.]

Review of Historical Geography and Toponomastics (Romanian journal) [Directory of Open Access Journals]

Literary Onomastics Studies
In hard copy in the Library
Nomina Africana
Some issues available in hard copy; incomplete
Nytt om Namn
On Norwegian geographical names; library has a few volumes, but an incomplete collection
Onoma
No longer published, but Library has back issues.
Papers of the North Central Names Institute
Some issues available in hard copy
Rivista italiana di onomastica
No longer published, but Library has back volumes in hard copy
Studies in Onomastics
There are several volumes of this monographic series; this one is an example: "Naming Among the Xhosa". For all titles, search under the series title in the library catalog.

Best Databases for Onomastics

JSTOR: Trusted Archives for Scholarship
Provides complete full text access to an archive of back issues of selected scholarly journals. Coverage varies by title, ranging from a journal's first volume/issue to 3-5 years from the present ("Moving Wall"). Some titles include links to more recent content available via selected providers.

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Subject coverage includes: African and African American Studies, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art and art history, Asian Studies, biology, botany, British Studies, business, classical studies, economics, education, film studies, finance, folklore, geography, health sciences, history, Ireland, Jewish Studies, language and literature, Latin American Studies, law, linguistics, mathematics, Middle East Studies, music, paleontology, performing arts, philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration, religion, science, Slavic Studies, sociology, Women's Studies, statistics and zoology.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Contains listings of international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Documents indexed include journal articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations and working papers.
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
Comprehensive bibliographic index produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA) for international scholarly research materials on language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.
Sociological Abstracts
Includes articles on abuse and neglect, aging, anthropology, criminology, crisis intervention, demography, development policy, education, law and penology, race relations, social psychology, sociology, urban development, urban studies, violence. Coverage 1963 to the present.
Taylor and Francis Online
Scholarly journals in many disciplines.

The Power of Names: Periodicals & Databases

Serials and Databases

Onomastics Journals [+ database that holds them, if available]

Best Databases for Onomastics