LibGuides: PSY 227-Scientific Communication: Searching for Scholarly Communication

Finding Journal Articles

Databases contain an index to journals and articles that you can search to identify articles on your topic. Some databases link to the full text of journal articles. If the full text is not available from the database, check the library Citation Linker to see if Reed has access to the article. If the article you are looking for is not available at Reed, you can request it through interlibrary loan.

Finding Subject Specific Psychology Journals

What is BrowZine?

BrowZine lets you browse, read, save, and monitor journals in your subject areas on your mobile device, laptop, or desktop. BrowZine provides access to many of our licensed journals on your mobile device. You can create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals and save articles to be read later.

See video tutorial: Getting Started with Browzine

Where can I get it?

Web version: Go to browzine.com/libraries/3388/subjects

Mobile version: Download it to your iPad, iPhone, or Android device from the App Store, Google Play, or Amazon (Android only). When you open BrowZine for the first time, you’ll see a list of schools – select Reed College then enter your email address and password when prompted.

Who do I contact if I need help with BrowZine?
If you have questions about BrowZine, please contact a librarian.

Databases

See the Primary Sources page for more information on finding peer-reviewed journal articles. Below are best bets to get started.

PsycINFO
A collection of behavioral and social science research, dissertations, and scholarly literature abstracts that offers a broad view of the field of Psychology but is also relevant to related disciplines. Includes some full text.
PubMed
Covers the international literature on the biomedical sciences, including the the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine. Can be searched interactively with other NCBI databases, including PubMedCentral and PubBooks.
Scopus
A replacement for Web of Science, Scopus indexes content from 24,600 active titles and 5,000 publishers which is rigorously vetted and selected by an independent review board, and uses a rich underlying metadata architecture to connect people, published ideas and institutions.

Additional Databases

Criminal Justice Database
This database contains scholarly and trade journal articles covering criminology and criminal justice.
ERIC
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database provides access to educational-related literature including journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs.
JSTOR
Full text archive of selected core scholarly journals in various disciplines. All parts of the journals are scanned, including any images.
Periodicals Index Online
Includes citations to articles in more than 4,600 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Project MUSE (1958 - Present)
Full text access to over 400 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. All parts of the journals are scanned, including any images. A good source for current articles on a variety of subjects.
ProQuest Central
Multidisciplinary database that provides some full text and some citations for thousands of journals. A good starting place for beginning research and quickly finding articles for a variety of topics.
Social Sciences Abstracts (1983 - Present)
Articles from major English language journals in the social sciences.
Sociological Abstracts (1952 - Present)
Journal articles, books, reviews, and conference papers in the fields of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Review Publications in Psychology

Annual Review of Neuroscience The Annual Review of Neuroscience, in publication since 1978, covers the significant developments across the entire field of neuroscience.
Annual Review of Psychology The Annual Review of Psychology, in publication since 1950, covers the significant developments in the field of psychology
Review of Personality and Social Psychology Coverage 1980 - present. Only available in print - Reed Library Stacks (BF698 .R395 )
Trends in Cognitive Science Trends in Cognitive Sciences provides an instant overview of current thinking for scientists, students and teachers who want to keep up with the latest developments in the cognitive sciences.
Trends in Neurosciences