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Databases: Best Bets for Research in Psychology

Use library databases to start your research in books, journals, magazines, newspapers, and other published sources.

You may want to select the "full text" or "scholarly journals" option with some databases.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Find journals, magazines, and news in most subject areas.
APA PsycInfo (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive index of psychological literature, as well as related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, sociology, education and other areas. It indexes over 1800 journals, English language books and book chapters, dissertations and technical reports. Many articles include links to their full text. (Some full-text)
APA PsycArticles (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals from the American Psychological Association and other publishers in psychology. (Full-text)
APA PsycBooks (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Books in psychology, the behavioral sciences, and related fields.
DSM-5 Library This link opens in a new window
Information on the criteria used to diagnose psychiatric disorders and conditions.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A selective database of scholarly journals in psychiatry & psychology, emotional and behavioral characteristics, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. It can be searched independently, but the full text content in this database can also be found by searching within PsycINFO®.
SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Journals in communications, criminology, education, health, management, political science, psychology, and sociology.