Best Bet Databases in
Biology
- BIOSIS Previews
Scholarly articles in biology. Essential source for research in biology.
1969-current.
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Excellent search for biology-related research.
The premier database of world biology literature, and a primary source for any biology-related research, BIOSIS Previews contains the references to journal literature from Biological Abstracts, the references to meetings, reports, review articles, books and monographs from Biological Abstracts/RRM, as well as some unique references.
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- Web of Science
Scholarly journal articles in the sciences, social sciences, arts & humanities. A great database for high quality scholarly articles on any topic. Excellent for citation searching.
1994- present.
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Science Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Agriculture
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Neuroscience
- Oncology
- Patents, when a patent is part of the record
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Plant Sciences
- Psychiatry
- Veterinary Science & Zoology
Social Sciences Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Anthropology
- History
- Information Science & Library Science
- Law
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Political Science & Industrial Relations
- Psychiatry & Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Work & Sociology
- Substance Abuse
- Urban Studies
- Women's Studies
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Art & Architecture
- Archaeology
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- Dance
- Folklore
- History
- Language & Linguistics
- Literature & Literary Reviews
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Radio, Television, & Film
- Religion
- Theater
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- Scopus
Scholarly journal articles with a heavy emphasis on science topics. A great database for high quality scholarly articles on any topic. International scope. Excellent for citation searching.
1966-present.
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Because UConn holds a license to
Beilstein CrossFire, users can see summaries of compounds and reaction information in SCOPUS for any article that is also indexed in Beilstein Crossfire.
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- Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
Scholarly articles in the science, technology and management of marine and freshwater environments.
1971-current.
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ASFA is a component of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS), formed by four United Nations agency sponsors of ASFA and two international partners.
Major areas of coverage include:
- Aquaculture
- Aquatic Organisms
- Aquatic Pollution
- Brackish Water Environments
- Conservation
- Environmental Quality
- Fisheries
- Freshwater Environments
- Limnology
- Marine Biotechnology
- Marine Environments
- Meteorology
- Oceanography
- Policy And Legislation
- Wildlife Management
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- Zoological Record
Scholarly articles on zoology, including the ecology, taxonomy and biology of living and fossil animals. Source is authoritative and covers the world literature. Also includes indexing for books, reports, meetings and journals.
1945 – current.
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