Chemistry
Subject Specific Databases
ScienceDirect Some full-text
Scholarly articles from scientific, technical, and medical journals. A product of the publisher Elsevier.
SciFinder 1809 to present
The premier source for Chemistry – search journal articles from Chemical Abstracts, the CAS Registry of chemical substances, patents, and chemical reactions.
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Web of Science citations only, 1989 - present
Includes
- Science Citation Index
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index
The premier database for literature searches in many fields. Includes citations and abstractions from 23,000 journals.
General/Related Databases
Academic Search Premier Some full-text, 1970s – present
More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.
OMNISelect Full-text, 1980s - present
Contains all the same journals as Wilson Select Plus, but with a different search interface. 2,700 journals from many fields, including: business, education, social sciences, science.
PubMed Some full-text, 1950s – present
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950’s. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals, including links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
WorldCat
WorldCat contains over 54 million records for books and other materials found in libraries across the U.S. and worldwide.
Chemistry Journals
Note: This is not a complete list of journals. Search the catalog and the E-Journal Portal for other titles.
Analytical Chemistry
In print: 1947 – present
Biochemistry
Full-text: 2003 – 1 year ago
In print: 1962 – present
Canadian Journal of Chemistry
Full-text: 2001 – 6 months ago
In print: 1961 – present
Chemical Reviews
In print: 1960 – present
Chemical Society Reviews
Full-text: 1997 – present
In print: 1972 – present
Chemistry Letters
Full-text: 1972 – present
In print: 1993 – present
Inorganic Chemistry
In print: 1962 – present
Journal of Chemical Education
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Full-text: 1924 – present
In print: 1970 – present
Journal of Chemical Physics
Full-text: 1985 – 1 year ago
Journal of Organic Chemistry
In print: 1960 – present
Journal of Physical Chemistry
In print: 1954 – present
Journal of the American Chemical Society
In print: 1915 – 1960; 1988 – Present
Nature
In print: 1970 – present
PLoS Collection (Public Library of Science)
Full-text: 2003 – present
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Full-text: 1916 – 6 months ago
In print: 1980 – present
Science
Full-text: 1988 – 2004
In print: 1940 – present
Note: This is not a complete list of journals. Search the catalog and the E-Journal Portal for other titles.
Chemistry Resources
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
Full-text: 1996 – 2005
In print: 1982 – present
Exclusive and authoritative reviews on a year’s worth of publishing. The publisher’s reviews are among the most highly cited in the field.
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
Full-text: 1996 – 2005
In print: 1964 – 1985
Exclusive and authoritative reviews on a year’s worth of publishing. The publisher’s reviews are among the most highly cited in the field.
Chemistry Websites
Spectral Database for Organic Compounds SDBS
“SDBS is an integrated spectral database system for organic compounds,which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory of the compounds. The six spectra are as follows, an electron impact Mass spectrum (EI-MS), a Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FT-IR), a 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum, a 13C NMR spectrum, a laser Raman spectrum, and an electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrum” (from website’s Introduction page). (Added 1/27/2012.)
NIST Chemistry WebBook
“This site provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program” (from website’s homepage). NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (Added 1/27/2012.)
Eric Weisstein’s World of Chemistry
An online encyclopedia.
Distillations
A collection of scores of audio files that share the history and heritage of chemistry for the purpose of informing the present and the future.
What’s that Stuff?
Online database of articles on popular products.
General Chemistry Online
“General chemistry glossary.” Collection of words related to chemistry and their meanings.
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