Research Guides: PSY202 (Fall 2020): Introduction to Research Methods: Articles

Interlibrary Loan

Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles not available at Smith College.

Using the PsycInfo Thesaurus

APA's video (2.24 minutes)
How (and Why) to Use the APA Thesaurus When Searching PsychINFO via EBSCOhost -- shows how to find subjects in PsyINFO
APA's Playlist: Additional Training Videos

Core Databases

PsycINFO [EBSCO] 1887+ This link opens in a new window
Worldwide coverage of 1300+ journals, books and dissertations in the behavioral sciences, psychology, mental health, medicine, etc.
PubMed (Medline) 1950s+ This link opens in a new window
Lists over 14 million biomedical articles back to the 1950's. Check out the PubMed Tutorial.
Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] 1983+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and some full text of articles from 550+ sources in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology; with interviews, obituaries, and book reviews.
Web of Science 1898+ This link opens in a new window
(Formerly Web of Knowledge) Indexes and abstracts science & technology journals (1899+), social science journals (1898+), and arts & humanities journals (1975+) published around the world; offers cited reference searching.
PsycARTICLES [EBSCO] 1988+ This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from APA and selected Educational Publishing Foundation journals.

More Article Databases

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Links to scholarly books, articles and more. Results are incomplete and vary greatly by subject. Always use the libraries' research databases for a complete search of scholarly topics.
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts [ProQuest] 1987+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts journals in social services, health, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education, with links to websites.
Biological Abstracts [Web of Science] 1926+ This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles in the life sciences and biomedical fields: biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, zoology, agriculture, etc.
Education Abstracts [EBSCO] 1982+. Abstracts from 1994 This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracts for more than 1,000 periodicals and yearbooks, with indexing dating back to 1982 and abstracts back to 1994. Books on education, published after 1995, are also indexed.
ERIC [EBSCO] 1966+ This link opens in a new window
Extensive index to nearly 1000 education journals and nearly 1000 non-journal sources including curriculum guides, books, research from school districts and non-profits, state and federal reports.
Health Reference Center [Gale] 1980+. MLIN This link opens in a new window
Articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, and related topics.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) [ProQuest] 1951+ This link opens in a new window
Indexes 2,600+ international journals in economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology. From the British Library of Political & Economic Science.
PEP-Web: Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing [PEP Interface] (excludes current and previous 3 years) This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles from major psychoanalytic journals with full text coverage excluding the current and previous 3 years. Includes Freud's Complete Psychological Works, his correspondence with five major psychoanalysts, and 23 classic psychoanalytic books.
Sociological Abstracts [ProQuest] 1952+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts for articles in 1,800+ journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations in the social and behavioral sciences.
SPORTDiscus [EBSCO] 1800+ This link opens in a new window
International index to journal articles, books and dissertations on sport, fitness, medicine, coaching, physical education and more.
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts [ProQuest] 1973+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts of journal articles, books, chapters, dissertations, & book reviews on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax & semantics, and more.

Definition of Peer-Reviewed Journals and Articles

Peer-Review Journals/Articles
(University of California, Berkeley)

Evaluation of Resources

Evaluate Sources: Always remember to evaluate the quality of the publication or web site you are viewing. Don't believe everything you read unless the information comes from a reputable or reliable source.

See

Evaluation of Resources (University of California, Berkeley)

Track Down Articles

Journal Locator / Publication Finder Search for a publication title, or use options such as ISSN

Search for a publication by title, or use options such as ISSN.