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General Pharmacology: Databases & Journals

Guide for BIO 4320 General Pharmacology class.

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.

    Pharmacology Journals

    • Annual review of Pharmacology & Toxicology
    • Advances in Pharmacological Sciences
    • Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology
    • Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
    • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
    • Frontiers in Pharmacology
    • Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology
    • Pharmaceutical Biology
    • Pharmacology & Toxicology
    • Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences