Essential Secondary Research Web Data Source

The accepted research conception of acquiring secondary data for quantitative and qualitative sources in support to the desired conceptual framework is an important aspect in finding the right secondary source. Some common problems of acquiring secondary data especially before the internet age are the authenticity of the secondary data material. Today several journal websites for pay and for free are available as well as the online international library sources.

BASIC GUIDELINES IN EVALUATING INFORMATION SOURCES:

1 Purpose of the source is what the author is trying to accomplish. Reading and understanding the full context of the research website is so important so that the research writer will not be misled in the research write-up or during draft creation.

2 Scope of publication- is the direct purpose of the research journal content for the application of the writer’s research work. Different research academic faculties have their own journal publication organization standard. So if you are researching for business for example, particular research website sources are available either for pay or for free.

3 Audience- refers to the target website reader. Every website has its own target audience depending on the academic discipline or faculty. Therefore, as a secondary researcher one must consider if you are the right audience of the website relating to your research discipline.

4 Format- usually applies on the writing presentation style both syntax and numerical data. Most widely used research writing standards for social sciences are APA (American Psychological Association http://www.apastyle.org), MLA (Modern Language Association http://www.mla.org/style), & CHIC (Chicago Manual of Style http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html)

WEBSITES FOR SECONDARY DATA GATHERING:

http://www.businessjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com
http://www.iveybusinessjournal.com
http://www.labusinessjournal.com
http://www.palgrave-journal.com
http://www.jibs.net
http://isb.sagepub.com
http://www.european-business-journal.com
http://www.elsevier.com
http://www.business-and-management.org
http://www.strategy-business.com
http://www.managementjournals.com
http://www.globip.com
http://www.aabri.com
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
http://www.theibfr.com

http://www.marketingpower.com
http://www.marketresearchworld.net
http://www.12manage.com
http://www.economist.com
http://www.wsj.com
http://www.time.com
http://www.marketingmag.ca
http://www.marketingmag.com.au
http://www.salesandmarketing.com
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk

http://www.bplans.com
http://www.questia.com
http://www.freeonlineresearchpapers.com
http://www.findarticles.com
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov
http://www.medscape.com
http://www.jwatch.org
http://www.doaj.org
http://www.thefreelibrary.com
http://www.mplans.com
http://www.economicclock.com

· AERA SIG Communication of Research

· Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) Journals

· Bioline International

· BioMedCentral Open Access

· Cell Press Free Archives

· Centre for Economic Policy Research Publications

· Core Historical Literature of Agriculture

· Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Department of Publications and Dissemination

· Dana Press

· Digital Library of the Commons

· DigiZeitschriften Open Access Journals

· Directory of Open Access Journals