Research Guides: ENVS 1150: Databases

Scholarly Articles (AKA peer-reviewed)

Use scholarly articles when you've narrowed your topic to a very specific topic or location. Expect scholarly articles to be highly specific to a subject or place.

Recommended Article Databases for Environmental Studies

Multidisciplinary Article Databases

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Multidisciplinary index to thousands of popular and scholarly journals, including engineering trade journals, from 1975 to current.
Web of Science, Web of Science database
Interdisciplinary index that provides citations for high impact journals. Useful for forward citation searching. Includes some indexing and full-text linking for ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.
Please contact the Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship for assistance setting up the Web of Science API.

Environmental/Topical Databases

GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Interdisciplinary resources on human impact to environment.
Environment Complete (EBSCO)
Comprehensive Coverage for Environmental Studies including agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
GeoRef (ProQuest)
Comprehensive collection of scholarly geoscience literature, covering all areas of the world. Includes the following collection: GeoRef in Process.
ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts (ProQuest)
International coverage related to all aspects of marine and freshwater aquaculture.
Animal Behavior Abstracts (ProQuest)
Significant papers relevant to animal behavior.

Social Sciences and Public Policy Databases

PAIS Index (ProQuest)
Covers global public policy and social issues.
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (ProQuest)
Source for finding plain-language EIS summaries, which are designed to inform decisionmakers and the public about projects that will impact environmental quality.
Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
Abstracts and citations to international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.