Physics
The E-Journal Portal
Use the E-Journal Portal to search for a full-text electronic journal among the 9,000+ in all of our databases.
Subject Specific Databases
Academic Search Premier Full-text, 1970s – present
More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.
ScienceDirect Some full-text
Scholarly articles from scientific, technical, and medical journals. A product of the publisher Elsevier.
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
Wilson Select Plus Some full-text, 1994 – present
Articles in sciences, humanities, education, and business.
WorldCat
WorldCat contains over 54 million records for books and other materials found in libraries across the U.S. and worldwide.
Physics Journals
This is not a complete list of journals. Search the catalog and the E-Journal Portal for other titles.
Advances in Physics
Full-text: 1975 – 18 months ago
Annals of Physics
Full-text: 1993 – present
Applied Physics A/B.
Full-text: 1996 – 1 year ago
European Physical Journal A/B/C/D/E
Full-text: 2003 – present
International journal of modern physics A/B/C/D/E
Full-text: 1999 – present
Journal of Applied Physics
Full-text: 1985 – 1 year ago
Physics Today
Full-text: 1975 – 1 year ago
This is not a complete list of journals. Search the catalog and the E-Journal Portal for other titles.
Physics Websites
Astronomy/Physics Glossary
Collection of words related to Astronomy and Physics and their meanings.
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
Hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students.
Eric Weisstein’s World of Physics
Online encyclopedia.
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Reference Books for Physics
Encyclopedia of Physics
REF QC5 .M425 1993