Journals are regularly published magazines in specialty areas. These days they are almost all available online, although some are also still available in print form. Research articles are usually published in peer-reviewed journals.
Databases are online search engines which index the research literature and are your main way of finding research articles on any topic.
See also our Evidence-Based Practice list of resources.
There are very few dedicated academic level journals devoted to paramedic practice. Some of these are listed below.
However, there are many articles in medical, nursing and other allied health journals with direct relevence to paramedic practice. For this reason, you should attempt to become proficient in searching the medical litarature using the databases and evidence based medicine resources listed in this guide.
