Databases
- EmbaseBiomedical and pharmacological bibliographic records from Embase and MEDLINE.
- PubMedCitations and abstracts for biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowA full text database covering multiple disciplines such as life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences and engineering as well as social sciences and humanities.
- ScopusA multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer reviewed literature, book reviews and conference proceedings.
- Web of ScienceA collection of citation databases and citation analysis tools covering the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
- Wiley Online Library journals This link opens in a new windowWiley Online Library hosts a multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. It delivers seamless integrated access to articles from journals, books, and reference works, laboratory protocols and databases.
Finding journal articles
To find journals articles use:
Use academic (also known as scholarly) journal articles. Look for:
- references within the article
- reference lists or bibliographies
- often will have abstract, methods, discussion or conclusion
Searching tips
- Searching in databasesTips on how to focus your search.
- Find journal articlesExplains different types of journals and how to find journal articles.
- Peer reviewed journal articlesCheck if an article is peer reviewed.