For an outline of a comprehensive science literature review, click here: Science Literature Review.
For tips on improving database search results, click here: Improving Database Search Results.
Suggested databases:
Search specialized journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some of the suggested browsing examples are: Advances in Physics; Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science; Astronomy and Astrophysics Review; Nature; Physical Review; Reviews of Modern Physics; Science.
To browse journal titles, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.
Browse or search ejournal packages (NOTE: Some allow keyword searching of article full text):
For an explanation of popular vs. scholarly (magazines versus research journals), click here: Popular vs. Scholarly.
For an explanation of peer review, click here: Peer Review in 5 Minutes.
To evaluate, compare, and rank journals using citation data, click on Journal Citation Reports or Scimago.
Main Dewey Decimal call numbers for browsing physics materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks: 530-539.
Main Dewey Decimal call numbers for browsing astronomy materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks: 520-529.
For a detailed view of Dewey Decimal call numbers, click on Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries.
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