Physics & Astronomy—Article Indexes & Databases

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Major Physics Databases
General Science Databases
Other Sources of Information
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Major Physics Indexes & Databases

American Institute of Physics (AIP) Journals
(Coverage varies)
| Journals Indexed

Annual Reviews
(1984-current)
Includes the Biological and Medical Sciences Suite, the Physical Sciences Suite, and the Social Sciences Suite. | Journals Indexed

Amerian Physical Society (APS) Journals
(Coverage varies)
| Journals Indexed

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
(Coverage varies)
A cluster of databases including: Agricultural Sciences; Aquatic Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Market Research and more.

Highwire Press
(Coverage varies)
Includes journals from the fields of sceince, technology and medicine. | Journals Indexed

IDEAL
(Coverage varies)
Full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences, physical sciences, life sciences and engineering. | Journals Indexed

INSPEC
(1969-current)
Scientific and technical journals and conference proceedings in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology

Institute of Physics (IoP) Journals
(Coverage varies)
| Subscribed Journals

ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
(Coverage varies)
Provides online access (searching and browsing) to over 600 journals published by Elsevier and its partners. Journals are available for most disciplines, including science, medicine, economics and the social sciences. | Journals Indexed

Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts
(1981-current)
Global coverage on all aspects of theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices. | Journals Indexed

SPIN Web
(Coverage varies)
| Journals Indexed

Springer LINK
(Coverage varies)
Provides online access (searching and browsing) to over 480 journals and two book series (Lecture Notes in Computer Science and Topics in Current Chemistry) published by Springer and its partners. LINK is divided into "Online Libraries" by subject. | Journals Indexed

General Science Indexes & Databases

Applied Science and Technology Index
(1983-current)
International and English-language periodicals, covering engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology. Includes articles, interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, new product reviews, announcements, and more. | Journals Indexed

Science Citation Index Expanded
(1980-current)
A multidisciplinary database with searchable author abstracts for over 70% of the articles, covering the journal literature of the sciences. Over 5,000 major journals are indexed across 160+ disciplines. | Journals Indexed

Other Sources of Information

Conference Papers Index
(1982-current)
Conference Papers provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world.

Dissertation Abstracts
(1861-current)
The complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited institutions.

PapersFirst
(1993-current)
Papers included in every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library.

Proceedings
(1993-current)
Citations and the table of contents for every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at the British Library.


Link to Materials Science Databases



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