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PubMed is the National Library of Medicine’s search service that provides access to citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
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ScienceDirect provides access to journals and books on a wide array of scientific topics, including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, chemistry, clinical medicine, engineering, and veterinary medicine. Topics pages provide an overview of new terms and concepts, with links to relevant literature.
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Embase This link opens in a new window
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Embase provides access to articles in biomedical and pharmacological literature. Users can also search Embase records by building a search strategy that uses PICO elements.
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EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
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EBSCOhost is a database provider that allows you to choose from a variety of platforms to search from for articles held by the library. You can search through single or multiple databases, including Academic Search Elite and CINAHL.
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Databases include: Academic Search Elite, AHFS Consumer Medication Information, Alt-Health Watch, APA PsycInfo, Business Source Elite, CINAHL, eBook Collection, Health Source Consumer Edition, Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition, Newspaper Source, OpenDissertations, and Regional Business News.
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Web of Science provides access to thousands of journals covering disciplines in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. You can use Web of Science to link to an article’s references and see how many times the article has been cited.
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Vetted List of Vision Science Journals - AVSL
This Vetted List of Vision Science Journals (Vetted Journals List for short) was created and is maintained by the Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL).
Guide to Predatory Publishing
Predatory journals can often be difficult to distinguish from reputable OA journals, and some bogus publishers have been getting increasingly sophisticated. There are some red flags to look out for, however.