Research and Course Guides: Psychology: Articles/Journals

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Psychology Journals This link opens in a new window
-provides abstracts and indexing for more than 650 titles, with over 540 titles available in full text. Users get access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to psychological research.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles covering general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Over five million interdisciplinary bibliographic records and dissertations in psychology, behavioral sciences, and social sciences.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Access thousands of full-text journals covering information spanning a broad range of important areas of academic study including: anthropology, biology, chemistry, engineering, law, mathematics, multicultural studies, music, physics, psychology, women's studies and many other fields.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Single-themed weekly reports providing an overview, background and chronology of issues along with an assessment of current situation, tables, maps, pro/con statements, and bibliographies of key sources.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A large digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources covering more than 50 disciplines primarily in the Arts & Sciences, Life Sciences, and Business. Coverage begins at the first issue of the journal and extends up to a publication date usually set in the past three to five years.
MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new window
A collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos, and other sources covering multiple subject areas.
SocIndex with Full Text This link opens in a new window
- comprehensive coverage of sociology encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.

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