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What's Peer Review?
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Journal Articles
Search these subject databases to find articles on topics related to psychology. These databases contain peer-reviewed articles, but you will need to check a box to limit your search to peer-reviewed (also called scholarly) articles.
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PsycInfo - APA (EBSCOhost) -- 1806-present This link opens in a new windowA large and comprehensive index of peer-reviewed psychology journals, plus selected book chapters, books, and dissertations, in some cases back to the 1800's. Produced by the American Psychological Association.
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PsycArticles - APA (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowArticles from all American Psychological Association journals. Coverage back to the first issue of each journal, for example Psychological Review goes back to 1894.
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Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, and videos in all subjects.
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Education Databases: Education Research Complete & ERIC (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowSimultaneous search option for the two most comprehensive education databases.
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PTSDpubs (ProQuest) -- 1871-present This link opens in a new windowSponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, indexes relevant articles on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of traumatic events.
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PubMed -- 1946-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive index to all aspects of medicine back to 1946. Freely available from the National Library of Medicine, PubMed includes all MEDLINE content, plus additional selected biomedical sources. Look for the "Check for Full Text at EWU" button within individual PubMed records.
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MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) -- 1946-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive index to all aspects of medicine, covering journals and some titles include full-text.
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SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new windowArticles from social science & humanities journals, back to 1999. Indexing only for articles older than 1999 & some journals this library does not subscribe to.
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Social Work Abstracts (EBSCOhost) -- 1965-present This link opens in a new window***This database only allows 8 users at a time***
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowUse Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles across the Web (this can be a good complement to subscription databases). Note the citation tracking feature. This link includes Eastern Washington University indicators. You will see "Find it @ EWU" in your results, if we have the article full text in one of our databases.
What is a scholarly/peer-reviewed article?
Encyclopedia Articles, Biographies, and other Selected Reference Sources
Encyclopedias offer a short, concise overview on a given topic. Consider this as an option if you need basic information.
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SAGE Reference & Academic Books This link opens in a new windowSAGE Reference & Academic Books offers full-text access to thousands of ebooks from the publisher Sage, mainly in the social sciences and business. Formerly known as SAGE Knowledge.
Online Sources
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Classics in the History of PsychologyFull text excerpts of over 80 psychological works considered classics.
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Finding Information About Psychological TestsProvides information about frequently asked questions about tests used in the field.
A Comprenesive List of Resources on Psychology
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ACRL/EBSS Library Resources for Psychology ProgramThis guide is designed to provide basic information about services and resources on Psychology in the academic setting.
Courtesy of ACRL/EBSS