Library Guides: Psychology: Journal articles and databases

Useful databases

APA PsycInfo
Provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. The database includes literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.
Web of Science
A collection of citation databases and citation analysis tools covering the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
Social science database
Covers the social sciences including psychology, social work and sociology.
CINAHL
Includes articles with some full text in nursing and allied health.
SPORTdiscus
Covers sport, exercise, sport medicine and science, coaching and sport law.

Journals articles can be found using a variety of tools.

Journal articles can be from academic or scholarly, magazine, newspaper or trade publications.

You should be using academic (also known as scholarly) journal articles. Look for:

Many academic articles are also peer reviewed.