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Current Issues in Biology: Databases & Journals

Dr. Mi-Seon Seong

Did you know?

A database is an "electronic collection of research materials, usually journal, magazine, and newspaper article, but also ebooks, images, and video."

--from University of Notre Dame Australia Library website, accessed 11/16/11

  • Databases contain journal articles, images, video/audio clips, abstracts/summaries, eBooks, etc.
  • You can email, save, and/or print most database items.
  • Most databases will generate citations in your preferred format!

What's a journal?

    • A journal is like a magazine, only its content is
      •   authoritative,
      • usually peer-reviewed,
      • highly scholarly, and
      • acceptable for college research projects.
    • Journals are typically field-of-study specific.
    • Story Library subscribes to academic journals in electronic format = eJournals. 
      • To find eJournals, use StorySearch.

    Suggested eJournal Titles

    Look for these titles via StorySearch:

    • American Journal of Bioethics
    • Annals of Human Biology
    • BMC Biology
    • Genome Biology
    • Genome Biology and Evolution
    • Global Change Biology
    • Human Biology
    • Immunology and Cell Biology
    • Nature Cell Biology
    • Plant Species Biology
    • The Plant Journal: for cell and molecular biology
    • Quarterly Review of Biology
    • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology: RB & E
    • Systematic Biology
    • Systems and Synthetic Biology
    • Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
    • Annals of Human Genetics
    • Annual Review of Genetics
    • BMC Genetics
    • Genetics & Epigenetics
    • Investigative Genetics
    • Journal of Genetics
    • Journal of Human Genetics