Subject Guides: Psychology: Databases

Research articles

WHAT IS A RESEARCH ARTICLE?

Articles describing research and experiments are always found in peer-reviewed journals. All articles of this type have the same elements:

abstract
introduction (or literature review)
methods used
results
conclusion (sometimes included with results)
discussion
list of references

Sometimes the parts of the articles are labeled, and sometimes they are not. If you are unsure if what you have found is a research article, ask a librarian.

Databases for Psychology Journals

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for 4000 academic social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals.
Psychology Database This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts and indexing for more than 460 titles, with over 380 titles available in full text. Users get access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to psychological research.