Subject Guides - Chemistry

Chemistry

Below are some suggested databases for Chemistry.

Databases

Core Databases

Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press) Back Issues

Canadian Science Publishing published 24 journals that cover the spectrum of natural and physical sciences and engineering, including three open access journals that are interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary.

EBSCOhost Science Reference Center

Designed to meet every student researcher’s needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopaedias, reference books and a vast collection of images.

Royal Society of Chemistry (Free Access Content)

The Royal Society of Chemistry publishes 44 peer-reviewed journals, around 2,000 book titles and a collection of online databases and literature updating services.

Multidisciplinary Databases

EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite

Covering all major academic disciplines, Academic Search Elite is a rich resource spanning a broad stretch of academic subjects with thousands of full-text journals and abstracted and indexed journals.

Journals

Core Journals

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

 The Canadian Journal of Chemistry reports current research findings in all branches of chemistry. It includes the traditional areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical-theoretical chemistry and newer interdisciplinary areas such as materials science, spectroscopy, chemical physics, and biological, medicinal and environmental chemistry. The journal is also now publishing research in chemistry education.

Advances in Physical Chemistry

Advances in Physical Chemistry is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of physical chemistry.

Books

Books

Physical Collections

  • If you’re not sure exactly what you’re looking for, you may browse the shelves at the following call number locations:
    • QD 1-65: Chemistry (general) including alchemy
    • QD 71-142: Analytical chemistry
    • QD 146-197: Inorganic chemistry
    • QD 241 -441: Organic chemistry
    • QD 450-801: Physical and theoretical chemistry
    • QD 901-99: Crystallography

Keywords

Organic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Periodic Table

Elements

Biochemistry

Physical Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry

Subjects

Chemistry, Organic

Chemistry, Inorganic

Periodic law – Tables

Chemical Elements

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Analytical Chemistry

Web Resources

Audio/Visual Resources

​​​​​​​Open Chemistry

Open Chemistry (OpenChem) provides a full curriculum of recorded lectures covering undergraduate chemistry plus selected graduate topics. Through lecture videos and ancillary materials, anyone in the world can effectively sit alongside UCI Irvine students and view complete undergraduate core and elective course lectures delivered by top faculty members

ChEBI

A list of more than 2700 natural and synthetic small molecular entities: atoms, molecules, free radicals, ions, and other chemicals with biological impact. It lists the substance’s chemical classification, function, alternate names, structure, a link to KEGG, and the proteins it interacts with.

NIST Chemistry WebBook

The NIST Chemistry Web Book contains property data on a large number of organic compounds and a few common inorganics. This resource is maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

https://pubs.acs.org/ ACS Publications

ACS Publications is a leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through peer-reviewed journals and eBooks.

Citing & Writing

Citation Styles

APS (American Physical Society)

Print resource on Course Reserve. Please visit the Library information desk.

Council of Science Editors Style Guide

Print resource on Course Reserve. Please visit the Library information desk.

Chicago/Turabian

Print resource on Course Reserve. Please visit the Library information desk.

IEEE Style Manual (PDF)

This style is commonly used for Electrical and Computer Engineering.

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Print resource on Course Reserve. Please visit the Library information desk.

Other Resources

The Purdue Online Writing Lab

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.

Research Tips

Primary Articles

Original Research Articles

These are articles reporting on original research and include elements such as a hypothesis, background studies, literature reviews, detailed methodologies, results, interpretations of findings, and discussions on possible implications and future research. Original research articles are typically longer, ranging from 3, 000 – 12, 000 words. These articles are peer reviewed and cite relevant publications from other authors that relate to the research being conducted.

Case Studies

These articles report on the in-depth study of a specific person, group, or event. They are used in a variety of fields such as psychology, medicine, education, political science, and social work in order to seek patterns and causes of behaviour.

Secondary Articles

Literature Reviews

A literature review is a systematic summary and synthesis of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. They frequently convey what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic, as well as critically assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the field. They will often lack a ‘Methods’ section, though they are often peer reviewed. 

Systematic Reviews

These reviews are often designed to provide an exhaustive summary of current evidence in relation to a specific research question, synthesize findings qualitatively or quantitatively, and critically appraise research studies. Systematic reviews use rigorous and transparent review methodologies with the aim of assessing and minimizing bias in the findings.

Meta-analyses

A meta-analysis is a statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple scientific studies addressing the same question. The primary aim is to use statistical analyses to determine common truths. Meta-analyses can be part of a broader systematic review.

Special Articles

Including letters to the editor, correspondences, short communications, editorials, pictorial essays

Tertiary/ Gray Literature

Broadly speaking, gray literature is information produced outside of the traditional academic publishing and distribution systems such as academic journals and monographs. Gray literature can include reports, policies, working papers, newsletters, speeches, government documents, and more.
 

As grey literature is produced directly by an individual or organization, for their own either use or wider sharing, it is often more current than academic publications as it is not subject to the delays found in traditional publishing processes.
 

As grey literature does not go through a rigorous peer review process the quality can vary significantly, and it is recommended that these sources be critically evaluated.

Technical reports

These can include scientific studies conducted by Government agencies and NGO which are often not peer reviewed. These types of reports can be found in both scholarly databases and freely on the web.