InfoGuides: Science and Technology Policy: Find Journal Articles

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To locate a specific article, go to the QuickSearch box at library.gmu.edu. Enter the article's title in quotation marks. Your article should be one of the top results.

Core Databases in Science and Technology Policy

Search these databases for peer reviewed journal articles.

Science Database This link opens in a new window
Comprises resources for study in areas of both the applied and general sciences. Coverage dates back to 1986, and features access to over 1030 titles, with more than 760 available in full text.
Tutorial for the Science Database database.
Applied Science and Technology Full Text This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexes periodicals covering the fields of engineering, aeronautics, chemistry, computer technology and applications, earth sciences, energy and environment, mathematics, metallurgy and physics with full text from 1997-present.
View a tutorial on this database here.
Public Library of Science (PLoS) This link opens in a new window
Provides open access research aimed at accelerating progress in science and medicine. Includes a suite of journals, a publication channel, and various blogs.
Sciences Metafinder This link opens in a new window
Access a metasearch engine that queries up to 21 science-related information resources simultaneously. Collects top 100 or so hits from each source, removes duplicates, and ranks remaining sources by presumed relevancy in the retrieval set. Unique to George Mason University.
View a tutorial on this database here.
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
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Search citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international journal literature in political science and related fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Also provides access to full-text reference works, and conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association. Tutorial for the Political Science Complete database.
Medline with Full Text This link opens in a new window
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database of literature on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health-care system, and pre-clinical sciences.
Tutorial for the Medline database.
Military and Government Collection This link opens in a new window
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Offers current news for all branches of the military, through a thorough offering of periodicals, academic journals and other related content. Content also includes country reports and relevant government documents. Tutorial for the Military and Government Collection database.