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  In addition to classroom discussion, your textbook and personal curiosity, browsing handbooks and journals may spark an idea for a satisfying and managable research topic. Journal of consumer affairs
  Journal of consumer psychology (Ranked 3rd among business journals, 5.322 Impact, 1.422 Influence)
  Journal of consumer research (Ranked 12th among business journals, 3.021 Impact, 1.744 Influence)
  Cambridge Handbook of psychology and economic behaviour (Single user access)Research Methods
  For illuminating articles on how to do social science research, or just a quick reference describing a methodology, the following digital reference books are helpful.
  Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research MethodsArticle Databases
  Since the study of buyer behavior is interdisciplinary, there is not one single academic article database that will consistently give you the best and thorough results for a literature review. Each of the following databases can be used to good effect to find academic research on consumer behavior.
  Dissertatoins and Theses OnlineSearching Tips
  Contributed by Kristyna CarrollReference Tools & Tips
  Most library databases have tools that format citations in APA style. Look for these common icons to cut and paste citations into your works cited list in your Word document. Some databases only offer this feature after after adding citations to a "marked list."
  Whether you make citations from scratch, export them to Refworks (or another citation managment application such as Zotero), or cut and paste them from a database, they are not likely to be perfect the first time around. Inevitably you will need to be familiar with citation style rules in order to revise references. Research and Documenation Online is a reliable online reference for creating APA citations. But the authoritative source, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, is only available in print. Linda Hauck