What is a Scholarly Article?
Tip: When you need scholarly articles, it helps to use database limiters for peer-reviewed or refereed journals.
- Anatomy of a Scholarly ArticleExplains key elements from the first & last page of a typical scholarly or academic article. North Carolina State Univ. Libraries
Tutorials: Finding Scholarly Articles on Your Topic
These tutorials include practice in Neumann Library web-based resources and self-quiz questions to help you check your understanding.
- Step 1: Choose a Relevant Research DatabaseLearn how to find subject-specific and other research databases in Databases A-Z and library research guides
- Step 2: Create an Effective First SearchLearn how to choose keywords and how to use logical operators, wildcards, basic limiters, and more
- Step 3: Critically Review and Refine Search ResultsLearn how to identify scholarly articles and to find and use database subject terms, field, and other specialized limiters
See also:
- Scholarly vs. Popular Articles(3:05) Distinguishes characteristics of scholarly articles/journals from those of popular articles/magazines. White Library, Spring Arbor Univ.
Find Articles in Research Databases
- AGRICOLA (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to bibliographic records in the National Agricultural Library's Online Public Access Catalog (books, etc., from 1970 - present) and Journal Article Citation Index (articles, etc., primarily from 1968 - present), covering all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines in English and foreign languages. Updated daily. - Biological & Agricultural Index Plus This link opens in a new window
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Provides citations, abstracts, and selected full text and images for articles from more than 290 English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Periodical coverage includes a wide range of scientific journals, from popular to professional, that pertain to biology and agriculture. About 45 percent of the focus is on agriculture. Updated monthly. - BioOne This link opens in a new window
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Provides integrated access to the fulltext of more than 80 peer-reviewed journals and bulletins published by the American Institute of Biological Sciences member societies and other closely related organizations in the areas of biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. Includes all corresponding tables, graphics, and illustrations. Updated constantly. - Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded®, Social Sciences Citation Index®, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index®. Indexes more than 9,000 of the most prestigious research journals in the world. Cited reference searching is available, to navigate backward or forward in time to uncover the research that influenced an author's work or the impact a paper or other published item has had on current research. Updated weekly.
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- General Science Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Selected full text articles from popular science magazines, professional journals, and the New York Times Science Section - JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments): Biology This link opens in a new windowProvides scientific research in a visual format; contents are indexed in subject-relevant resources including PubMed/MEDLINE, SciFinder, and Scopus
- JoVE Journal of Neuroscience This link opens in a new windowFocus on study of the brain and nervous system. Also features potential treatments for neurological diseases
- MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Selected full text articles from biomedical and related journals, with clinical guidelines and more from the National Library of Medicine
- NAL Catalog (National Agricultural Library; AGRICOLA) This link opens in a new windowPublic access to NAL's book catalog and journal article citation index
- PubMed (UHCL) This link opens in a new windowIncludes UHCL subscriptions; off-campus access restricted to UHCL users; indexes "biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books" with selected full text
- PubMed Central (PMC)PMC is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
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Selected full text articles from Elsevier journals in the physical sciences/engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences/humanities
- SciFinder-n registration for first-time users This link opens in a new windowUHCL email address required
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Selected full text articles from journals, technical reports, books, and more in chemistry, biology, biotechnology, and engineering; first-time user registration required - SciTech Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
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Selected full text articles on natural science, engineering and technology, from scholarly, trade, and industry journals, technical reports, and proceedings
