Scientific Article Discovery - FYS 505 - Bates STEM Scholars

Try Searching In An Article Index

An article index is like Google Search if it only searched journal articles. Below you will find several article indexes that should help you find your primary scientific research article.

Scopus
Sciences and social sciences journal article citations. Searchable by author affiliation and citation count.

Scopus Orientation Video
Brief screen capture video highlighting many of the useful features of the Scopus article index.

PubMed
Citations to articles in biomedicine and health fields, and related disciplines such as life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering.nursing dentistry veterinary
It does not include full text journal articles; however, links to the full text are often present when available from other sources.

Try Searching in a Single Journal

If Bates has access to a specific journal, you can search within it very easily!

From the Ladd Library home page, select the "Journals by Title" link.
Enter the title or ISSN of the journal you want to search within and click the magnifying glass.
Select the appropriate journal from the results list.
Use the "Search Inside" search box to perform an article title or keyword search within the journal.

Searching a Specific Website

Google Site Search (Short Video)
Scope your Google search to websites of governmental or non-governmental organizations for a more targeted search of hard to find gray literature.
Google Advanced Search
Provides MANY more options for refining a Google web search (e.g. searching within a specific web site or domain, or specifying open license).