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Chemistry & Polymer Science: Finding articles / databases

Quick access to full text articles

1)  Follow the full-text link from databases, OR
2) Search A-Z list of e-journals by journal title, OR
3)  Search article titles on Google Scholar  
4) Enhance your search strategies with Google Scholar

Requesting books and articles not available in SU Libraries

Off-campus access to Wiley, RSC and ACS journals

For easy access to Wiley, RSC and ACS journals off-campus, follow the links:

Wiley
RSC
ACS

Key databases for Chemistry and Polymer Science

 

SciFinder-n  The choice for chemistry research: a one-stop search for: substances (editor for chemical structure drawing available), reactions, journal references, MethodsNow, retrosynthesis planning,  patents, and commercial source data.
Do not use Microsoft Edge
First-time users should go to the registration page. Register on campus
Training tutorials


Reaxys: search for substances, reactions, literature documents and bioactivities
Training material

Cambridge Crystallographic Database
Comprehensive and up-to-date database of crystal structures

Scopus
Scopus from Elsevier is a comprehensive abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Features tools to track, analyse and visualize research and provides bibliometrics for researchers' output. Also includes Medline (PubMed). Lists substances with search results
Training material

KNOVEL
Full text chemistry books & property searches, equations, unit converter searches, interactive periodic table and many more tools!

Web of Science
Web of Science provides access to Science Citation Index and Journal Citation Reports. Features tools to track, analyse and visualize research and provides bibliometrics for researchers' output.
Training material

ScienceDirect
Science Direct is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters
Training material

SciVal research analysis tool

SciVal is Elsevier’s research performance assessment tool that allows the visualization of research performance, benchmarking and identification and analysis of emerging research trends. The tool is based on Scopus bibliometric information as well as various other data sources such as awarded grants, patent-cited papers, and news media. The research performance of over 22,000 research institutions from more than 230 nations worldwide can be analyzed

Please sign in with your Elsevier (Scopus or ScienceDirect) username and password or with your Institutional credentials. SciVal first time registration on campus!

Lierature reviews: your survival guide

This session, presented by SU AgriSciences librarian, focuses on learning about literature reviews: to search, identify, select and critically appraise literature.

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