SCSU Hilton C. Buley Library: Chemistry: Journal Articles

Key Databases

Databases will search of many journals to help you find articles related to your topics. Some databases will provide the full article while some will just provide you with a summary which the full articles can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Best Bets

American Chemical Society Journals This link opens in a new window
Provides peer-reviewed journals in the chemical and related sciences. Also includes ACS Journal Archives and ACS Figshare.
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society provides the worldwide scientific community with a comprehensive collection of the most cited peer-reviewed journals in the chemical and related sciences. In addition to 34 research journals, the society also publishes the premier weekly newsmagazine of the chemical enterprise, Chemical & Engineering News. With the ACS Journal Archives, ACS Publications provides searchable access to over 130 years of original research in chemistry, including more than 750,000 articles dating back to the inaugural volume of the Journal of the American Chemical Society in 1879. See ACS Figshare for research data associated with ACS articles.
EPA Chemistry Dashboard This link opens in a new window
Data, including toxicology, for over 700,000 chemicals. Currently searching by text, CAS number, and InChiKey; structure searching is being developed.
Data, including toxicology, for over 700,000 chemicals. Currently searching by text, CAS number, and InChiKey; structure searching is being developed. Some aspects in beta testing
Reaxys This link opens in a new window
Contains chemistry information and data from journal articles and patents, including information about chemical compounds, chemical reactions, and more. For help using Reaxys, see the Reaxys Reference Guide or Video Tutorials
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Search for journals and books in science, technology, and medicine.
Search interface for journals and books from Elsevier, one of the world's premier publishers in science, technology, and medicine. We have a limited number of current journals in ScienceDirect (back to 1995), a few back files (up to 1995), and no books. Document Delivery may be available, contact the Reference Desk.
SciFinder Scholar for registered users This link opens in a new window
Produced by Chemical Abstracts Services and includes structure searching. Requires registration from a separate link with a southern.edu email from campus computer.
For help using SciFinder, see the tutorials page.
SciFinder provides an advanced interface to Chem Abstracts, including structure searching, but requires registration (see above link) from a campus computer using a southernct.edu address.

More Databases

Full list of chemistry databases

Peer Review

What is Peer Review?

Peer-reviewed, refereed, or scholarly journals have articles that have been reviewed by experts in the field. Not all articles in peer-reviewed journals are reviewed, however. Some may be news, opinion, or short reports. Many databases are either all peer-reviewed journals or have a check box to limit a search to just peer-reviewed journals.

See our Peer-Review guide for more information

Journal Finder

Looking for a specific journal?

Browse a list of Chemistry journals or search for a specific journal through the library's journal finder.

Interlibrary Loan

Can't find a full text of the article?

Request the article through Interlibrary loan.