Guides: Psychology &amp; Social Work Research Guide: Articles

Best Bets for Finding Articles

The following databases are the most recommended for starting your article search. You can use these to locate articles in scholarly journals as well as trade publications.

PsycINFO
Peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
PsycARTICLES
Definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
An essential tool for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students, providing extensive full-text coverage for a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and related disciplines.

More Databases

Didn't find what you were looking for? Try one of these databases.

Social Sciences Full Text
Covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, this full-text resource provides access to the most important English-language social science journals.
Provides sources covering a wide array of subjects, including addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies and more.
PTSDpubs
Citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events. Formerly called PILOTS.
ScienceDirect
Full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from over 3,500 journals and more than 34,000 books.
JSTOR
Fulltext access to archives of some scholarly journals in science, social science and literature.
Project Muse
Provides digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community.
Full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies.
Academic Search Premier
Full text for many topics. Great place to start research.
Full text for scholarly publications covering social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
Wiley Online Library
Multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.