There are many Article Processing Charge (APC) discounts and waivers available to U of A researchers. If you are interested in publishing your research Open Access, please look at the Article Processing Charge Support page, you can also search for APC-free or discounted journals with our new Open Access Journal Search.
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?
Note: There are many databases that cover physics and sub-disciplines of physics. Recommended databases each area of physics are covered below.
Physics and Interdisciplinary Databases
The following databases feature good coverage of physics
Medical Physics and Biophysics Databases
Geophysics Database
Astronomy Databases
Particle Physics Database
Mathematical Physics Databases