Research Guides: Editorials: Home

What is an editorial?

You may be required to use editorials for your assignments. An editorial is a newspaper or magazine article that gives an opinion on a topical issue and is written by, or on behalf of, an editor. Included here is a list of databases to which the library subscribes that contain citations to and, in some cases, full-text of editorials. Follow the directions for each on how to limit your search.

Editorial Sources

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. This scholarly collection offers full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study: anthropology, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and many other fields.

To find editorials in Academic Search Complete:

Limit the search by document type (editorial).

Gale OneFile: News This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: News provides access to full-text newspapers and allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. The database provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.

To find editorials in InfoTrac Newsstand:

Click on Advanced Search.
Select Document Type (editorial).

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
This full text resource covers social issues and includes pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles, full text magazines, academic journals, newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, and links to pertinent websites.

To find editorials in Opposing Viewpoints in Context:

Type keywords in the search box and click the search button
Select a category of articles (magazines, news, etc.) to view a list of results
On the results screen, click on EDITORIALS underneath the heading Document Type

Opposing Viewpoints sample editorial search

ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Search the majority of our ProQuest databases at one time with this link.

To find editorials in ProQuest:

Click on Advanced Search
Type your keywords into the search boxes
Next to Source Type select MAGAZINES and/or NEWSPAPERS
Next to Document Type select EDITORIAL