BIOS 1510: Organismal Biology Guide
Overview
This guide will help you: (1) understand what peer reviewed journals are and why they are important, (2) find relevant article databases on the WMU Libraries' web site, (3) search for journal articles effectively, and (4) obtain these articles.
Identifying Popular, Trade, and Scholarly Journals
Guide for Popular, Trade and Scholarly Sources What's the difference between popular, trade, and scholarly journals? This guide will tell you.
Explanation of Peer Review Why are scholarly journals, also called "peer reviewed" journals important? See the Research Ethics Resource Center's explanation.
Article Databases
Biology-Related Article Databases See the whole WMU Libraries list.
Contains three major databases: (1) Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), (2) Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present), and (3) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present). Cited Ref. Search allows users to search for articles that cite a particular author or work.Tutorial
Please LOGOFF when finished, so others may use the database.
Searching for Journal Articles
Search Tips
When searching in article databasses, use...
- Two- or three-word phrases
- Synonyms
- Phrases in quotes