Research Guides: Physics: Find articles &amp; more

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How to use Research Databases

To learn more about selecting the appropriate library databases to use, refer to this short video.

And also read our guide - Finding Journal Articles.

Find articles from Library-subscribed and other databases

Use the Library Databases to find articles from popular and scholarly journals, newspapers, conference papers and other publications. Tip. Make sure you develop your search strategy before you start searching.

Tip. Already have the citation? Simply select "Articles+" and perform a title search in the CityU LibraryFind.

AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window
delivers interdisciplinary engineering content covering published reference sources, videos, along with calculator tools, interactive graphs, and downloadable tables.
IOPscience This link opens in a new window
provides access to journal content published by IOP (Institute of Physics).
Science Database This link opens in a new window
provides access periodicals in science and technology.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
it contains numerous scholarly full-text journals.
SciFinder^-n This link opens in a new window
a new platform of SciFinder, provides integrated access to references, substances and reactions in chemistry and other science and engineering disciplines.
Scitation This link opens in a new window
covers journals from the American Institute of Physics and its member societies and from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Subjects include physics, astronomy, electronics, engineering, and materials science.
Not all content is available for CityU users. For the journals subscribed by the Library, full-text is available. Article-level metrics are available for individual articles.

SPIN (Searchable Physics Information Notices)
Includes citations and abstracts from physical science journals, magazines, and conference proceedings from the American Institute of Physics, its member societies, and other affiliated organizations.
**Now included in the Scitation database.

Scopus This link opens in a new window
contains scholarly peer-reviewed articles, trade publications, patent records and quality web resources. It also has tools to track and analyse literature.
SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
provides access to journals, journal articles, books, and book series in the fields of social sciences, and STM (scientific, technical and medical).
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Consists of three ISI citation indexes, providing access to peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers and patents. It also provides citation and impact factor information.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
covers life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. This collection includes full-text of journal articles, e-books and reference works.

arXiv
arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics.
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Open access to full-text articles

Sciencepaper Online 中国科技论文在线 This link opens in a new window
An open access website in China, where research papers can be opened, browsed and downloaded for free. Includes categories for Materials Science and Physics.