Academic journals through RSS feeds

One of the most useful aspects of RSS feeds for academics is the ability to track the latest issues of journals. I use feeds through Google Reader to keep track of journals relevant to my discipline, Ottoman and Mediterranean history. This is a great way of keeping on top of recent developments without having to actually remember to check a journal whenever it's out. The downside for the time being is that not all journals have feeds just yet, but this is certain to change soon.

To set up some feeds from journals, follow the instructions below:

1-Find the website of the journal you want

I chose Past & Present in this case, as it is the one I'm interested in.

2-Go to the website and copy the web address from the address bar. The journal may have an RSS feed button, the orange image you see in some websites.

3-Go to Google Reader and click on 'Add a subscription'. Paste the address there and click 'Add'. If the website has a feed this should work.

4-Reader should show as 'unread' the latest titles from the journal. When you've read these, you will get new ones with the journal's next update, whenever that is.

Catalogues of journals with RSS feeds can be found on Google, here is an example.