LibGuides: Psychology/Counseling Research Guide: Articles

Journals

Looking for a specific journal? Use the FIND A JOURNAL option on the library's home page. Enter the title of the newspaper, magazine, or journal to find out whether the library has access in print or online and the dates of our coverage.

Primary Databases

PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Focused on literature in psychology and related disciplines. Respected resource from the American Psychological Association (APA). Includes scholarly articles, book chapters, dissertations, book reviews, and editorials. Indexes more than 4 million records and offers extensive coverage from the 1800’s to the present. Allows users to identify document types, research methodologies, tests or assessment instruments, and grant or funding sources.
PsycArticles This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text of nearly 200,000 articles from over 110 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and related organizations. Coverage for APA journals is usually back to volume 1, issue 1. Full-text of articles are also linked to records in PsycINFO which searches a broader range of materials.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. This database allows very sophisticated searching including cited reference searching.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals and online books. Some citations link to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. A premier database for biomedical research, the database is a core research tool appropriate for researchers in the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. A free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), the database also links to other NCBI resources.
MEDLINE - Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles from more than 5,200 worldwide journals in about 60 languages. Covers biomedicine and health, life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering, clinical care, public health, health policy development, and aspects of biology, environmental science, marine biology, plant and animal science as well as biophysics and chemistry. Coverage from 1950 to present.
Counseling and Therapy in Video This link opens in a new window
Useful for counseling, psychology, social work, medical, nursing, psychiatry, and other behavioral health care courses. Focuses on prevalent issues in counseling, such as the rise in cases involving underserved populations, racial trauma, and veterans suffering from PTSD. Delivers content aligned with the CACREP eight common core areas, and introduces the DSM-5® and ICD-10. Includes over 300 hours of video; 400 transcripts from real therapy sessions; and 1,200 hours of expert-led presentations, lectures, and workshops.

Additional Databases

In addition to the databases listed above, the following databases can be useful in finding articles and other resources related to psychology and counseling.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
General multidisciplinary database covering virtually every subject area. Includes full-text peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, and other sources.
This database is provided by the South Dakota State Library and the Institute of Museum Library Services.
SocIndex This link opens in a new window
The database features more than 2.1 million records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus. This product also contains extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content. Searchable cited references are also provided.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 1,700 leading academic journals and 45,000 Ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as other materials valuable for academic work.
Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day, and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997. This database was previously known as Dissertation Abstracts International.
ERIC Web (Education Resources Information Center) This link opens in a new window
The largest education database in the world, containing over 1.6 million records. Includes journal articles, books, conference papers, reports, policy papers, and other education related-materials. Coverage from 1966 to the present. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) via EbscoHost This link opens in a new window
The largest education database in the world, containing over 1.6 million records. Includes journal articles, books, conference papers, reports, policy papers, and other education related-materials. Coverage from 1966 to the present. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

Off Campus Assess to Briggs Library

Use your SDSU credentials to access Briggs Library databases from off-campus locations: https://www.sdstate.edu/hilton-m-briggs-library/campus-access-briggs-library.

Interlibrary Loan

If Briggs Library does not have a book or article in our collection you may request it though our Interlibrary Loan Service. See FAQ: Interlibrary Loan for more information.