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]
Core resource for accessing scholarly research in the field of psychology, including all aspects of behavioral science and mental health.
Psychology Database [PROQUEST]
Full text access to scholarly journals and dissertations related to behavioral, clinical, cognitive, personality and social psychology.
Annual Reviews
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]
Full text complement to PsycINFO, this database provides full-text articles from 60 peer-reviewed psychology journals.
Psychology: Gale OneFile [GALE]
Access to academic journals and magazines that cover the study of emotions, personality, and the human mind.
PTSDpubs [PROQUEST]
Citations to literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.

Additional Databases

Academic Search Premier [EBSCO]
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]
Citations and full-text of journal articles and conference papers in the field of education.
JSTOR [ITHAKA]
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.
Archive Journal Collections
- Arts & Sciences I-XV
- Business IV
- Hebrew Journals
- Ireland
- Life Sciences
- Lives of Literature
- Public Health Journals
- Security Studies
- Sustainability
Primary Source Collections
- 19th Century British Pamphlets
- World Heritage Sites: Africa
- Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa
- Global Plants
PubMed
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]
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]
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

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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.

Psychology: Find Articles