Subject Guides: Chemistry: Articles

Evaluating Information

Use the CRAAP Test

Currency - Is it timely?

Relevance - Useful for your purposes?

Authority - Who? What is the source?

Accuracy - References to back it up?

Purpose - Why? Is there a bias?

More detailed information on the CRAAP Test

CASSI
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Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index. A tool for creating, or deciphering, journal abbreviations

Chemistry Databases

SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
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SciFinder-n is the most comprehensive database for the chemical literature, searchable by topic, author, substances by name or CAS Registry Number, or using the editor to draw chemical structures, substructures, or reactions. Users must register for a SciFinder account.
Reaxys This link opens in a new window
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Indexes literature related to chemical reactions. Coverage from 1771

Interdisciplinary Databases

Web of Science - All Databases This link opens in a new window
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Major interdisciplinary database that includes citation and cited author searching. Coverage of selected titles from 1899.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
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The world's largest largest interdisciplinary database, includes citation and cited author searching. Comprehensive coverage from 1960. Incomplete coverage for earlier years.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature, but has less comprehensive coverage of the Chemistry literature than in our licensed databases.
Go to 'Settings' and then 'Library links' to set up with U of A Libraries' proxy server for full-text access to our journals

Patents

Derwent Innovations Index This link opens in a new window
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Value-added patent information from Derwent World Patent Index as well as patent citation information from Patents Citation Index.

Patent and Trademark Subject Guide
For more detailed information on finding patents and trademarks, visit the Patent and Trademark guide.

To determine whether a journal is peer reviewed, search for it in Ulrich's Periodicals Directory and look for the little referee symbol: .

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory This link opens in a new window
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Chemistry Reference Resolver
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Looking for an article? Already have a reference? This tool may take you directly to the article if we subscribe to the journal.

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