Many database interfaces look the same, but you should search each package of information differently:
Business Source Complete allows you to search country reports, industry profiles and market research reports, but don't limit if you also need journal articles by business professionals (deep analysis of a topic):
Exploring different aspects of your commodity chain in EconLit will allow you to explore the economics of each part of the chain:
As in all databases, the advanced search is recommended for more precise querying:
To be published in a journal, an article must go through a process unique to academic journals: The Peer Review Process. No other type of publication goes through such a rigorous process.
What's different than a newspaper, magazine or most books?
Who reviews: Peers! As the name suggests, other experts in the same topic as the author are reviewing the article. They need deep knowledge of what is written.
Double Blind: Submissions are reviewed in a double blind process, which means neither the author nor the reviewer knows one another's identity.
Time: Submissions are almost always sent back for revisions - could be an overlooked citation or previous research, a question about ethics, a question about methodology. This back and forth can take months or years.
Cost: Subscriptions to most journals is much more than for a newspaper or magazine. Could be thousands of dollars a year for one journal subscription. Part of this goes toward the editorial services provided by journals.
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