SJSU Research Guides: Physics & Astronomy: Finding Articles

Physics Databases

arXiv.org
Open access to pre-prints (articles that have been submitted for publication, but not peer-reviewed or published) in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics.

Scitation This link opens in a new window
Scitation is the online home of leading journals and conference proceedings from AIP Publishing and AIP Member Societies
Scopus This link opens in a new window
This abstract and citation database covers thousands of scholarly journals, books, and conference proceedings. Covering a broad range of disciplines, Scopus enables one to track, analyze, and visualize research. Output data at the institutional and author levels are available. Authors will find h-index, Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP), and citation counts helpful in demonstrating the impact of their work.
Web of Science (and ESI & JCR) This link opens in a new window
Web of Science is a citation database that covers three major tools: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. The complete database covers thousands of scholarly journals from 1975 to the present across a broad range of disciplines. Included in the subscription: Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators (ESI). Use the ESI Help Guide and JCR Help Guide to learn more.

The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
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Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). Maintains three databases containing more than 10.0 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and arXiv e-prints.

SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of optics and photonics research; includes conference proceedings and peer-reviewed scholarly journals. SJSU Library subscribes to some but not all of SPIE Library.
Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) This link opens in a new window
The Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) is the American Physical Society's online archive for Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics, and Physical Review A–E. It contains all APS journal articles published from 1893–2007.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles and ebooks in science, technology and medicine (STM), arts, humanities and social sciences. Click on "Journals and Books" link on the website to filter by subscribed, open access and complimentary access to know what is available to you. The Advanced Search screen also allows you to filter by subscribed, open access and complimentary access, and subject areas to know what is available to you.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary full text, peer reviewed academic journals that support scholarly research in key areas of academic study.
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Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary collection of e-journals and ebooks covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. Download the user guide
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Covers electrical, electronic and computer engineering information in IEEE and IEE journals, magazines & conference proceedings. Watch Tutorials WARNING: systematic downloads of the IEEE database or portions of the database are against the license agreement and will result in loss of access. Additionally, you may receive the following message: "You are viewing this page because you have reached a vendor mandated download limit."

Open Access Journals

In addition to looking for journal articles in SJSU databases, you can also find journal articles through the open source.

Directory of Open Access Journals
This service includes over 2600 free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. The scope includes all subjects and languages.

Open Access P & A Magazines

Free online magazines about Physics and Astronomy

Technology Review
Owned by the MIT, Technology Review is the oldest technology magazine in the world (est. 1899) which aims to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and to analyze their commercial, social, and political impacts.
Engineering Tool Box
Free or limited Free Trial Engineering Trade Magazine Subscriptions & Technical Document Downloads
Institute of Physics Publishing
The magazine titles include the internationally acclaimed Physics World, and reflect the growth and interdisciplinary nature of scientific research and application. Some are published in collaboration with other societies.