How to find journal articles on a topic, using Lexis+

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to search for journal articles in Lexis+. It explains how to navigate the platform, narrow down search results, and find relevant journal articles. The guide also highlights the ability to customize search preferences and save useful articles for future reference.

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Go to Lexis+<https://oxfordbrookes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://plus.lexis.com/uk?identityprofileid=GD46SJ57559>

Click on the dropdown arrow on the right of the long search box

Choose "Books & Journals"

Type your search words in the box

Click on the magnifying glass icon to run your search.

To just see journal articles, click on 'journals' down the left of your results.

You can change the order of your results. For instance, you could choose to see the most recent articles at the top of the list. Click on the 'sort by' dropdown to change the order.

To narrow your results down, click "Search within results" and try adding one or more extra search words.

You can also get more precise results by clicking on 'practice areas and topics' and choosing from their list.

Note how each of your search words is highlighted in a different colour. You can quickly see which articles use your words the most and therefore which might be most useful to read.

To read an article, click on its title

Your search words will be highlighted in the article. You can select 'hide highlights' if you don't want this

If the article is useful, click on the download icon to save it to your computer