With the advent of the internet, and exposure to more people to this technology, most publications are also going electronic. You will find that most magazines have both hard copies and electronic copies. The electronic copy usually contains all the content of the paper, but in some cases in a condensed version. Other times, depending on what kind of publication, you might find it all online, literally page for page. The psychologists have not been left behind. We find psychology journals online as well.

There are many advantages to having these psychology journals online. First, information is shared with others in the community without bias. It is there for all to see, to research further, to support or disagree with. The publications can be accessed from anywhere, so long as there is an internet connection. This is convenient for those who are not it the country of originally publication. They don’t have to subscribe and wait to receive the journals in the mail. Now, all that happens is they get an alert in their email that a new journal has been posted.

Back issues are also available online. This is important because one can quickly find whatever information they are looking for in the psychology journals online. Many publications went back a few years and decided to avail their older issues also. There is easy access to these archives.

Many school libraries also have archives, but may restrict access to students and other registered library users. The searches are very easy to conduct. You can pick different criteria, for example authors name, article name, date and year of publication. This is a great way of sharing information and ensuring that your colleagues are not out of touch with what’s going on in your profession.