LibGuides: Biology: Articles

Finding Articles

Use indexes to find references to research articles and to other materials such as books, book chapters, dissertations, etc.

In some cases, links to the full text are provided.

When links are not available, use the Journals tab on the Fondren Library website to find access points for journals in electronic format.

Some subscriptions are in paper format only; check Onesearch to search for journals not found online.

For indexes in other subject areas, see Fondren's list of Databases.

Remote Access

For information about remote access, please see the following link:

Remote Access

Databases

Academic Search Complete
Provides full text for more than 5,000 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
Biological Abstracts
Indexes approximately 5,500 international journals related to virtually every life science discipline, including: agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, ecology, environment, genetics, medicine, microbiology, neurology, and pharmacology. (Note: pop-up blocking must be disabled.) (1969-)
Dissertations and Theses
Citations for doctoral dissertations from 1861 to the present. Some master's theses are also available. The full texts of dissertations and theses added since 1997 (since 1918 for Rice theses) may be downloaded.
Ecology Abstracts
Summaries of articles in current ecology research, which deals with the relationships between organisms, their physical spaces, and other organisms.
Medline (ISI Web of Science)
Includes more than 4000 journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine. Medline is prepared by the National Library of Medicine. (1985- )
SciFinder-n
Index of chemistry publications, including journal articles, patents, substance data, chemical reactions, chemical regulatory data, and chemical suppliers. (1907- ) Registration required; Rice faculty, staff, and students can request an accounthere.

To learn more about the SciFinder-n platform, view the Quick Start guide.
To learn more about the SciFinder-n platform, view the Quick Start guide.
Scopus
Citation information for journals, web pages, and U.S. and international patents. Also has tools for tracking citations and exporting them to a bibliography in various citation styles (ALA, Chicago, etc.).