If you are looking for a scholarly article, make sure you limit your search results to peer-reviewed articles, that have passed through a process of evaluation by recognized scholars in the field and were recommended for publication. Peer-review is a widely accepted indicator of high-quality scholarly content of the articles. If you are not sure of the journal is peer-reviewed, click here.
If you would like to evaluate journals for their importance within their subject category, used Web of Knowledge Citation Reports, a unique resource for journal evaluation.
These databases will help you to locate scholarly articles for the relevant subjects
This custom search engine targets over 1,000 Web sites/pages to retrieve full text articles from over 350 open access journals related to religious studies, scripture studies, systematic theology, practical theology, and cognate disciplines. Among the journals searched are many of those listed in major religion Internet directories and e-journal sites.
For more information on individual Open Access journals, you can also consult this research guide about "Theological Journals Search."