Printed or electronic magazines and newspapers to which Ghent University has access can be found via the Ghent University catalogue.

Flemish newspapers and magazines

Belgapress provides access to the archives of Belgian newspapers and various Belgian magazines. Newspaper articles are available two days after publication, magazine articles seven days after publication.You can find popular Flemish newspapers and magazines in the database Belgapress. 

• Search for 'Belgapress' in the catalogue and click 'View online'.
• If this is your first time accessing Belgapress, you can make an account using your UGent e-mailaddress.
• Log in with you Ugent username and password.

Magazines and newspapers in other languages and academic journals

Our library catalogue contains a list of the journals and newspapers to which Ghent University has access. It does not contain all articles in those journals.
Find all the information you need to find the correct bibliographic reference here.

Finding a specific journal in the catalogue

• Search for (part of) the title of the periodical
• Refine your search results by clicking on “All filters” at the top left and then filtering by “magazines” under “type”. 

Option one: The periodical is available online: click on 'View online'. In some cases, this is only possible after logging in with your Ghent University account or with the Lean Library extension. You can also set up a VPN connection.

Option two: The periodical is available in print: click through to the (various) library location(s). Depending on the nature of the specific item and the library in question, you can:

• Take it from the shelf (the current year is usually on an open shelf).
• Request it from the repository (older years are usually in the repository) to consult it.
• Request a scan of an individual article (it will be emailed to your Ghent University email address free of charge).

Read here how you can easily cite magazines or articles.