Find Research Articles - BIO 488 - Seminar in Biology - Henry Buhl Library at Grove City College

Research Article Databases

Medline with Full-Text This link opens in a new window
Provides authoritative medical information from 1400+ full-text journals to support research in medicine, nursing, dentistry, and more.
Science Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new window
Part of Web of Knowledge/Web of Science. Daily updates make it a good source for recent information. Gives the number of times each article has been cited. Use Journal Citation Reports (JCR) to find impact factors for journals in science, social sciences, and technology.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Access to peer-reviewed journals in the fields of biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, medicine, nursing, physics, and more.

Open-Access Online Portals:

PubMed Central (PMC)
This is the open access portal for all government funded research publications after six months.
BioMed Central
Online publisher of free peer-reviewed scientific articles in all areas of medical research and biology.
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Peer-reviewed, open access scientific and medical journals that include original research.

Journal articles are very specific.

Finding articles is easier after you have read a review article(s) on your topic.

Use more than one article database.

No database searches everything.
For thorough research, use more than one database and try different search terms.

A to Z List of Journals
Always check the A to Z list to see if we have access to the journal title and date of publication you need!

Need an article that isn't full text? Access the request form below.