LibGuides: Chemistry and Biochemistry: Articles, Journals, & Databases

Articles, Journals, & Databases

Below is the link to our full list of databases, as well as some key databases that may be helpful for you to consider.

Databases A-Z

Databases

ACS Web Editions & ACS Journal Archives Database of American Chemical Society journals and archives.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics The CRC Handbook is a dynamic publication, and every year the editors add new data tables and replace existing data tables with new data values when available. In addition, we are constantly improving the usability and accessibility of the Handbook with more informative introductions and minor data updates.
JoVE A peer reviewed, PubMed-indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological, medical, chemical, and physical scientific experiments in a video format.
Medline (EBSCO) Contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 5,400 biomedical journals published in the U.S. and internationally. Covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and pre-clinical sciences. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings, and explosive capabilities to search citations.
Organic Reactions A comprehensive online resource (ebook) for synthetic organic chemists uniquely focused on 200,000+ of the most important and useful synthetic reactions.
PubChem Provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is organized as three linked databases: PubChem Substance, PubChem Compound, and PubChem BioAssay.
PubMed @ Duquesne Enables you to connect directly to Gumberg Library holdings via PubMed. PubMed provides access to bibliographic information that includes MEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE, as well as the out-of-scope citations from certain MEDLINE journals; citations that precede the date that a journal was selected for MEDLINE indexing; and some additional life science journals that submit full text to PubMedCentral and receive a qualitative review by NLM.
Science Journals Database (ProQuest) Coverage dates back to 1986 and featuring over 1,145 titles—with more than 965 available in full text. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and technical literature.
SciFinder Login with your personal username and password to search SciFinder. First Time Users must register before logging in: First time users
Scopus The largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. indexes content from 24,600 active titles and 5,000 publishers which is rigorously vetted and selected by an independent review board, and uses a rich underlying metadata architecture to connect people, published ideas and institutions.

Journals

Duquesne affiliates have access to several journals relevant to chemistry. See a searchable list of journals at the link below. Additionally, see below for some relevant publishers with accessible collections.

ACS Web Editions & ACS Journal Archives Database of American Chemical Society journals and archives.
Nature.com A collection of journals including "Nature"—the leading international weekly journal of science first published in 1869—as well as selective subject-specific subscription journals including "Nature Genetics" and "Nature Physics" and broad open-access journals such as "Nature Communications and Scientific Reports,"
ScienceDirect Full text of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals published by Elsevier, Academic Press, and selected additional publishers from 1995 to present, and enables searching of abstracts of articles from more than 3,000 journals.
Science Journals Database (ProQuest) Coverage dates back to 1986 and featuring over 1,145 titles—with more than 965 available in full text. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and technical literature.
Wiley Online Library Multidisciplinary collections of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.

Full Text Options

Finding Full Text
This guide explains the most frequently used ways to find full text at Duquesne.

LibKey Nomad
Once installed, this browser extension pops up in many databases and web pages to help you find full text. It takes less than one minute to install and get started.

Borrow From Other Libraries

ILLiad
When Gumberg does not have a journal article you need, order it for free using ILLiad. PDFs are typically delivered in 1-2 days.
EZBorrow
If Gumberg does not have a book you need, order it for free using EZBorrow. Books are typically delivered in 4-5 work days.