Research Guides: Psychological Sciences: Articles

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Web of Science (WoS) This link opens in a new window Global citation database provides access to the Science Citation Index expanded from 1900 to the present, Social Sciences Citation Index from 1956 to the present, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index from 1975 to the present.
Ulrichsweb: Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window Bibliographic and access information for over 300,000 serials. Entries provide ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians.

Databases for Psychological Sciences

PsycINFO Database
International literature index of psychology, the behavioral sciences, cognitive sciences, and related disciplines including neuroscience.
PsycARTICLES
Full text search covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology in areas including animal behavior, cognition, memory, neuroscience, perception, physiological psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, social and personality psychology.
BIOSIS Previews
Indexes journals, books, conference papers and patents in biology & life sciences literature; also biological oceanography, marine ecology, biomedical research, environmental science, psychology, and cognitive sciences. (WoS)
Academic Search Complete
A multidisciplinary database of journals, magazines and peer-reviewed full text content in humanities, social sciences and STEM. Covers a broad range of academic study, including biology, law, music and zoology.
Sage Research Methods
Methodology tool explores concepts in designing research projects, understanding particular methods or identifying a new method, how to conduct research, and write up your findings with dictionaries, datasets, case studies and books.
PsychiatryOnline
Platform with journals, eBooks, DSM and medication information handouts for patients, clinical and research news, self-assessment tools, and previous editions of the DSM
CogNet [MIT]
Collection of eBooks, journals, and reference resources for cutting-edge primary research across the range of the cognitive and brain sciences
JoVE [Journal of Visualized Experiments]
A journal that incorporates videos, films, sound, PowerPoints, text & images to demonstrate the experimental sciences. Neurosciences, Immunology & Infection, Clinical & Translational Medicine, Behavior and Environment.

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Working papers spanning the social sciences and beyond. Topics covered by networks include accounting, forensic science, neuroscience, psychology, public health and sociology.
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Taylor & Francis Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to articles in the sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities. Quick search options include searching articles by citation, articles by text, and by specific publications. Quick browse options include browsing by publications, publishers, and subjects.

Journals

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
A comprehensive review of significant developments in the field of clinical psychology and psychiatry. Full text coverage extends from Volume 1 (2005) to the present.
Annual Review of Psychology
Covers significant developments in the field of psychology including: biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, cognitive processes, animal learning and behavior, and more. Full text coverage extends from Volume 1 (1950) to the present.
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Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Investigates brain–behavior interaction and promotes lively interchange among the mind sciences. Contributions address both descriptions of function and underlying brain events and reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the field.
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
Major reports of developmental research that generate authoritative new findings, fresh perspectives on conceptually significant issues, controversy and commentary on all aspects of child development for professionals in the field.

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PsycINFO Search Tutorial
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