Research Guides: Environmental Studies: Journals & Article Databases

Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Available from EBSCO, a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,100 full-text periodicals, over 6,000 peer-reviewed, plus indexing and abstracts for over 20,000 additional journals, monographs, reports and conference proceedings.
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Agricola This link opens in a new window National Agricultural Library Catalog and journal literature database, which covers topics such as, agriculture, allied disciplines, nutrition and environmental sciences.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window Available through EBSCO, Environment Complete covers agriculture,ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. This resource contains more than 1,772,000 records from more than 1,500 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s as well as more than 100 monographs. It includes full-text for more than 600 journals.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Use the familiar Google interface to search for scholarly articles and books.
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new window GreenFILE provides a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles and covers content about the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments as well as what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.This tool offers indexing and abstracts for more than 760,000 records and open access full text for more than 11,000 records.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window SU has expanded access through June 2023 in response to COVID19. JSTOR is a full-text archive of more than 500 important scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities. SU subscribes to Arts & Sciences Collections I, II, III, IV, VII and Music.
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Oxford University Press (OUP) Journals This link opens in a new window Full-text access to more than 233 journals from Oxford University Press. These journals cover virtually all subjects in the humanities, social sciences, business, science, language and general reference.
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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window Includes 2.7 million searchable citations to dissertations and theses from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1.2 million full text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format.
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ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window Available through Elsevier, ScienceDirect College Edition provides full-text access to more than 900 journals in the health and life sciences, and 500 journals in the social and behavioral sciences.
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Science.gov This link opens in a new window Science.gov is a gateway to government science information and research results. Currently in its fifth generation, Science.gov provides a search of over 50 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 2,100 scientific Websites.
Statista This link opens in a new window Statista provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest and markets.
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Scientific Article Types

Example: Original research
Transcriptome profile analysis reveals specific signatures of pollutants in Atlantic eels.
doi.org/10.1007/s10646-014-1356-x
Example: Review Article
Impact of chemical pollution on Atlantic eels: Facts, research needs, and implications for management.
doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2019.06.008.

Using Databases to Find Articles

You can search for journals articles in databases such as the ones listed on this page. Databases are collections of article citations, abstracts, and links to full-text articles. Some databases cover specific academic disciplines, while others are multidisciplinary.

Many of the databases that you will use at SU come from EBSCO, a provider of online indexes and full text.

EBSCOhost - Introduction Tutorial
This brief video tutorial describes effective search strategies in EBSCOhost databases.

Tips for searching in databases

How to Search

Try various search terms in multiple databases.
Keep a list of searches you've tried.
Use " " to keep words together: "Julius Caesar"
Narrow your search by date and subject.
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Environmental Studies: Journals & Article Databases

Featured Journals

The American Naturalist

Ecology Letters

Journal of Animal Ecology

Ecology

Molecular Ecology

Functional Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Molecular Ecology Resources

Cambridge Core Journals: Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Using Databases to Find Articles

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