Summer 2020
Quick links to: PubMed CINAHL PsycINFO SPORTDiscus Web of Science Google Scholar
Need help? I'm available: email wiswellj@, Zoom, chat, appointment, (with 6 ft. spacing) at Levine 542F or Library, wherever. Zoom by appointment, but almost any time.
What's in this Guide
Articles -- Use Physics and science databases to find articles
Books & eBooks -- Use the catalogs to find books and ebooks
Websites -- Scientific organizations and educational websites
Citing Sources -- American Institute of Physics and other styles that you'll need.
Recent Articles from the ASU Department of Physics & Astronomy
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Google Scholar search for recent articles, theses, and presentationsA Google Scholar search like this will result in some false positives.
Unified Astronomy Thesaurus
"The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus (UAT) is an open, interoperable and community-supported thesaurus being developed to unify the existing divergent and isolated Astronomy & Astrophysics thesauri into a single high-quality, freely-available open-source thesaurus which will be of immediate value to both research and research support, and provide a mechanism for reviewing, discussing and evaluating the continuous evolution of terminology in these fields."
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Unified Astronomy Thesaurus (UAT)Click on Thesaurus and choose Browse Hierarchy, Browse Alphabetically, or Visual Browser.
CRC Handbook for Chemistry & Physics
Contact -- John Wiswell
Library Reference Chat
eBook -- Careers in Physics
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Careers in PhysicsCareers in Physics. 2013. Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press.
Faculty -- Preparing Annual Reports
If you need to make arguments about journal quality, we subscribe to the Journal Citation Reports (Incites). You can also look at at Eigenfactor, Scimago, and Google Scholar -- Top Publications.
Of course, be skeptical of all ranking systems.
You might also refer to Cabell's Directories of Publishing Opportunities (covers some disciplines: Nursing, Health Administration) and UlrichsWeb for information that might be useful. For open access journals, check if they are listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. You might also search WorldCat to see how many libraries say they have a journal.
Contact me if you would like to discuss this or need help using the resources. We have a library guide about Scholarly Communication, including topics such as measuring impact.