Research Guides: Psychology: Find Articles

Get Full Text of Articles

In many cases, you will find the full-text of articles directly in the journal databases. Here are some tips for how to get the full-text in other situations:

In the databases, click to see if the full text is in another database or in Geisel Library's collection, or if you can request a copy via Interlibrary Loan

If WebBridge says the journal is in the library's collection, see our video tutorial for how to find it on the shelf

If you have an article's citation information in hand, search the journal's name in Journal Finder to see if the library has access to the year you need

Core Databases

PsycINFO [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Core resource for accessing scholarly research in the field of psychology, including all aspects of behavioral science and mental health.
Psychology Database [PROQUEST] This link opens in a new window
Full text access to scholarly journals and dissertations related to behavioral, clinical, cognitive, personality and social psychology.
Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Overviews of the latest primary research in biology, psychology, sociology, and the physical sciences.
**Library has recent full text access to 14 Annual Reviews and to the back files of over 30 Annual Review titles. Look for the checkmark to see which Annual Reviews are a part of the subscription.
Front file full text access to 14 Annual Reviews: Astronomy and Astrophysics; Biochemistry; Cell and Developmental Biology; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Econology, Evolution, and Systematics; Environment and Resources; Genetics; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Nuclear and Particle Science; Physical Chemistry; Phytopathology; Plant Biology; Sociology.
PsycARTICLES [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Full text complement to PsycINFO, this database provides full-text articles from 60 peer-reviewed psychology journals.
Psychology: Gale OneFile [GALE] This link opens in a new window
Access to academic journals and magazines that cover the study of emotions, personality, and the human mind.
PTSDpubs [PROQUEST] This link opens in a new window
Citations to literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.

Additional Databases

Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
This multi-disciplinary database is an excellent starting point for finding scholarly journal articles and popular magazine articles on a wide range of topics.
Education Research Complete [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Citations and full-text of journal articles and conference papers in the field of education.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Core interdisciplinary research database. Full text access is limited to backfiles (generally on a 5 year rolling wall basis).
Use Interlibrary Loan to request access to current content.
**Library subscribes to JSTOR collections: I-VII, AAF pamphlets, Biological Sciences, and 43K+ monographic titles
All other titles can be accessed via Interlibrary Loan.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Free database of biomedical citations that includes the contents of Medline, plus additional material from life science and biochemistry journals. **Look for the WebBridge link to place an Interlibrary Loan request.
SocINDEX with Full Text [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Core database in sociology offering full text journal articles plus citations for books and conference papers dealing with all aspects of sociological studies.
Social Science Database [PROQUEST] This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals and trade periodicals related to sociological research.

Using Handbooks in Research

Written by researchers and scholars, handbooks are an excellent sources to use to quickly learn the most important research literature on any given topic within the field of psychology.

We own nearly 300 psychological handbooks both in print (in the library) and ebook (online) formats.

List of Psychology Handbooks at Geisel Library
print and ebook formats

Types of Scholarly Articles

There are the three major types of scholarly journal articles that you will find when searching Psychology databases:

Reports of empirical studies are articles summarizing original research. You will be required to consult empirical studies and include them in your literature review.
Review articles are further examinations of research that has already been published.
Theoretical articles are written to advance theory and they may include both empirical research and review of research in order to reinforce the theoretical position.

To learn more about the difference between scholarly and popular journal articles, please watch this video from the Peabody Library at Vanderbilt University (3:11 minutes) ./a>

Check out this helpful tutorial from Purdue University, for ideas and suggestions that will explain the 'whys and hows' of reading scientific articles. It also discusses the common components of most scientific articles.

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Google Scholar

Use Google Scholar to search for articles that may not be in the library's databases. Google Scholar searches nearly all publisher websites.

Note: If you find yourself being prompted to purchase an article, instead request the article through Interlibrary Loan (see instructions from the "Get Full Text of Articles" page.

Journal Finder

Use the Journal Finder search box when you know exactly what you're trying to find. E.g. you have a citation from a bibliography and want to know if the library has access to the article. Use this box to search by the journal title.

Note: If the journal title is abbreviated in the citation, you'll need to find the full title to type into the search box.