BrowZine offers a visually appealing browsing interface for online journals available through IU Northwest.
While you can directly access IU Northwest's BrowZine service through this page and create a bookmark for quicker access, the E-Journals button on our library homepage links to the service as well.
While you can directly access IU Northwest's BrowZine service through this page and create a bookmark for quicker access, the E-Journals button on our library homepage links to the service as well.
Once on the BrowZine page, you can browse subjects or run a search based on title, subject, or ISSN. Keep in mind that you can scroll down the page to see more subjects.
Before starting your search, be aware that BrowZine cannot handle misspellings.
If available, your search will show results for specific subjects or journals to browse.
By default, the browse will show all results. Subjects are indicated with a red "file drawer" icon. Journals are indicated with a blue "journal cover" icon.
A journal may exist but not have a direct presence on BrowZine. In these cases, BrowZine will direct the user to an external page as indicated by a gray "journal cover" icon with a diagonal arrow pointing toward the upper right.
Following the link will launch the user into a portal page. Clicking on the link to the right of the date range (under the journal's title) will open the journal's homepage where the user can browse through the journal's non-BrowZine interface.
The basics of browsing journals by subject are fairly straightforward. Select a subject, and then a subcategory if relevant.
BrowZine will sort the journals alphabetically by default. However, you have the option to sort by journal rank instead.
BrowZine uses SJR, the SCImago Journal Rank, to sort by journal rank. These rankings are measured based on the number of citations received by a journal and prestige of the journals where those citations originated.
Upon choosing a journal, BrowZine will display the most recent issue. The issue page will show a record for each article. Each article record includes the following information:
Each article contains a set of icons beneath the abstract to take certain actions.
These icons are, in order:
Journals that lack article access (also known as full text) will display a message at the top of the page to indicate lack of availability.
BrowZine requires creating a separate BrowZine account to use the My Bookshelf and My Articles functions. These Third Iron support articles describe the process and capabilities of these services.
