Research Guides: Psychological Sciences: Articles

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ERIC Largest database of research and more in education. Lesson plans were explicitly excluded from ERIC collections, though classroom guides were not. Get full text via UCeLinks.
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.
Social Services Abstracts Abstracts and indexes thousands of serials publications of current research focused on social work, human services and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development.
Sociological Abstracts Social and behavioral sciences journal articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers; includes culture and social structure; health and medicine and law; policy, planning; religion and science; women's studies.
Web of Science [WoS] Global interdisciplinary citation database with searchable author abstracts, from journals, books, and conference proceedings, with cited references captured.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory* "Ulrichsweb.com is the authoritative source of bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types — academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, ..."

Psyc Databases

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.

SSRN This link opens in a new window
Working papers spanning the social sciences and beyond. Topics covered by networks include accounting, forensic science, neuroscience, psychology, public health and sociology.
Most content in SSRN is available via Open Access.

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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

Mindfulness
The latest research findings and best practices in mindfulness, this journal explores the nature and foundations of mindfulness, its mechanisms of actions, and its use across cultures.
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.
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.
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.
Google Scholar Journal Metrics - Psychology

PsycINFO - Video Guides

PsycINFO Search Tutorial
Review how to run a Basic Search, refine results, and specify limiters prior to running a search with Advanced Search.
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Start at 1:48 to start a basic search

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