Psychology and Social Science

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Articles can be found by entering the article title into the search box.

Put the exact title of the article in inverted commas (" ") to ensure better results. 

If this does not work, then search for the name of the whole Journal instead e.g. "Journal of Business Ethics". Use the year and volume number to locate the specific article. 

Useful filters to consider to narrow your search include peer reviewed, date, language and format filters. 

PubMed Central PubMed Central (PMC) is a free Open Access full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).

All your important Psychology databases can be found here.

All your important Social Sciences databases can be found here.

A Full-Text finder is available here. 

APA is the specific style of referencing for Psychology and Social Sciences.  Advice on referencing journal articles can be found in our APA referencing guide.