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Scholarly (a.k.a. peer-reviewed or academic) articles are found in journals, which publish issues containing new articles at regular periods (this is why journals are a type of periodical). Journals are organized online in databases, some of which are accessible for free on the web and others which require a fee. The library subscribes to dozens of scholarly databases, both general and subject-based, which students can access for free using their LRCCD login. If you are looking for resources in a specific field, going to a subject database will produce more relevant results.
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TIP: Most databases allow you to search multiple synonymous terms at the same time by separating them with OR. This is especially helpful for searching synonyms. For example, try searching "aging OR aged OR elderly OR older."
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Scholarly journals in psychology and behavioral sciences published by the American Psychological Association and affiliates.
Scholarly journals, professional journals and reports in nursing and allied health fields.
Background information, magazines and reports on consumer health in medical sciences, food sciences/nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Scholarly journals on medical topics, and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide with generic drug patient education sheets.
Scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, and newsletters in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, healthcare administration and pre-clinical sciences. Produced by the US National Library of Medicine.
Scholarly journals in nursing and allied fields.
Scholarly journals and citations in health, medicine, and psychology.
Scholarly journals in health, medicine, psychology and life sciences.
The type of article you will want to use will depend on the nature of your research. However, scholarly, peer reviewed articles are the most common used in academic research.
Check out this video from Carnegie Vincent Library for an overview of the different types of articles.
The journals listed below can be found in the databases to the left, but you may want to search for articles in a specific journal.