There are two databases which specialise in locating book reviews. These can be accessed online from the Databases section of the Library website.

Many scholarly journals include book reviews. There are some journals which specialise in book reviews.

The following journals publish book reviews in all subject areas:

You can also use Library databases to locate book reviews. Many bibliographic databases index reviews. Use the terms review or book review as part of your search strategy when searching these databases.

The Web of Science database is particularly useful for locating book reviews in leading journals in all disciplines, including the social sciences and arts and humanities. Use the Cited Reference Search and input the author in the Cited Author box. In the Cited Work box input the first letters of the first word of the title, using the asterisk to truncate (e.g. aust*). When the references are retrieved, use the selection box at the bottom of the screen to restrict your search to Book Review as the document type.