Library Guides @ VIU: Chemistry: Databases

Key Databases - VIU Library

Note: Resources listed alphabetically

American Chemical Society Journals
- peer-reviewed research journals in the chemical & related sciences
- current issues & archive

ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication
(1) Scientific Communications; (2) Scientific Journals; (3) Data in the Google Era; (4) Scientific Style Conventions; (5) Editorial Style Conventions
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1st and 2nd year students should take note of 4.3 References under Part 4 Scientific Style Conventions

Cambridge Core
Cambridge University Press peer-reviewed journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Cambridge University Press book titles may be available through other Library collections.
Oxford Journals Online
Oxford University Press’s full collection of academic and research journals covering a broad range of subject areas, Date of coverage for most journals is 1996 forward.
ScienceDirect
Weekly publication focusing on scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research. Science was founded in 1880 and is published by the non-profit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Springer Nature Link
- provides a large collection of online books, journal articles, and eReferences in Chemistry - STM journals, book series, books, reference works and the Online Archives Collection.

Note: The PROTOCOL journal articles only provide the citation and abstract for this series.
Web of Science
- all journals are peer-reviewed, provides citation indexing
Wiley Online Library
- a multidisciplinary database that provides journal articles in all areas of Chemistry Note: The online books in this database are not available to VIU Library users.

Note: These resources are listed alphabetically :

CBCA
- provides a range of Canadian publications from academic journal articles to general magazines from 1982 to present
- some full text

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
- Peer reviewed articles in full text from a variety of disciplines

Films on Demand
- a streaming video resource
- click onto this link and select the Science & Mathematics option on the left menu (then select for Chemistry)
GreenFILE
- covers all aspects of human impact to the environment including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc.
- provides indexing & abstracts, along with links to Open Access full text
JSTOR Journals Archive
- a multidisciplinary, full text, scholarly journal archive with strong retrospective coverage
- from ~ 1600 to the last 1-4 years
MEDLINE with Full Text
- indexes articles and links to full text medical journal articles

PubMed
- provides links to full-text articles
- includes citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals back to 1948

SAGE Premier
- an interdisciplinary resource that includes toxicology, pharmacology, medicine, and materials science
Taylor & Francis Online
Full text journals published by Taylor & Francis, representing Science & Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines. Coverage from 1997 to the present.

Theses Canada Portal
- provides indexing & abstracting for Canadian Masters and PhD theses and dissertations
- some electronic theses are available in full text

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- 101st edition
- Table of Contents includes: "Basic Constants, Units, and Conversion Factors. Symbols, Terminology, and Nomenclature. Physical Constants of Organic Compounds. Properties of the Elements and Inorganic Compounds. Thermochemistry, Electrochemistry, and Kinetics. Fluid Properties. Biochemistry. Analytical Chemistry. Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. Nuclear and Particle Physics. Properties of Solids. Polymer Properties. Geophysics, Astronomy & Acoustics"