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About Journal Articles

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About Journal Articles

Library databases (also known as "indexes") identify journal articles published on a particular topics. In addition to journal articles, many databases will also include records for book chapters, dissertations, and other reports.

Best Bets: Top Databases for Journal Articles in Psychology

Start your research here:

PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The PsycINFO®, database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. It contains over 3 million records and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s with one of the highest DOI matching rates in the publishing industry. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from around 2,500 periodicals in dozens of languages.
MEDLINE Complete This link opens in a new window
A leading full-text database of biomedical and health journals, providing full text for thousands of top medical journals with cover-to-cover indexing. MEDLINE Complete uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals. The database covers an extensive range of subjects including biomedicine, pre-clinical science, health policy development and much more.

Finding Literature Reviews

The following are journals that publish literature reviews in psychology. Also consult reference books and encyclopedias to find articles that review the literature on a topic.

Annual Review of Psychology

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Psychological Bulletin

In addition to the above resources, use PsycINFO to find literature review articles. Limit you search under "Methodology" on the Advanced Search page:

Or, use the keywords "Literature Review" or "Review" in your search if using other databases without this limiter.

Top-Ranked Psychology Journals

Top Ranked Psychology Journals

The following journals are ranked with the highest "impact factor" in Psychology: (data from Scimago SJR)

Top Ranked Journals in Clinical Psychology:

The following journals are ranked with the highest "impact factor" in Clinical Psychology (data from Scimago SJR)

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