Now that you have located and identified secondary (Background) sources and understand how they differ from scholarly sources, the next step is to focus on finding scholarly sources for science which includes both primary and secondary sources in the library databases. Typically, the scholarly secondary source will be review articles of primary research. Watch the video below for more details on the differences between primary research articles and review articles both of which can be considered scholarly journal articles.
Search one or more of the databases below and locate a scholarly journal article on your topic. Upload a PDF of the full article (not merely the abstract) to the Scholarly Article and Citation dropbox.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are having trouble accessing the below databases, please make sure you are using Google Chrome or Firefox as your browser (Edge and Safari don't always work well with the databases). If you are still having issues you can clear your cache or try using a private window in Firefox or incognito window in Chrome. Instructions on how to clear your cache can be found at this link: https://www.refreshyourcache.com/en/home/
Peer-reviewed scientific studies and review articles. Major focus: science and medicine. Minor focus: social science and humanities.
Scholarly and popular articles from journals, magazines and newspapers. Biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and technology.
Searches across all EBSCOhost databases simultaneously.
Contains digitized back issues of academic journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
