LibGuides: Science Communication: Journals & Databases

Key article databases for Science Communication

Start searching for journal articles on Science Communication topics with these article databases.

Explore subject-specific article databases in related subject guides as well.

Academic Search Complete (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Popular multidisciplinary database providing full-text and indexing coverage for more than 8,500 periodicals, as well as some monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.. Subject coverage ranges across social, life, physical and applied sciences, and humanities.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexing article database covering popular and scholarly publications in media & communications studies, linguistics, and communication sciences, including key journals in science communication. Primary coverage from 1970s onwards.
New Zealand Science (via New Zealand Index) This link opens in a new window
The "New Zealand Science" database was created by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), which became the Crown Research Institutes (CRIs). It contains reasonably comprehensive indexed records of their scientists' publications (international as well as local), some as far back as 1848. It is useful for locating unpublished papers and conference material.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Large multidisciplinary article database providing full-text access to 1000s of scholarly and general interest publications. It combines information from multiple sources covering: business, science & technology, health and medicine, social sciences, arts & humanities, and news.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and web sources. Over 16,500 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 publishers. Includes some full text links. Access Scopus Tutorials online.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Search across Web of Science Core Collection, BIOSIS Citation Index, Current Contents Connect, Inspec, and Zoological Record.

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Searching Tutorials

LibWizard Tutorials

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