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Academic Search Complete
Journal, magazine and news articles in all academic disciplines.

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 6,600 journals.
Google Scholar
Search engine for scholarly literature from Google. Go to the following link to set Rowan University as your default institution. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_setprefs?instq=Rowan%20University

Google Scholar allows you to search across a wide range of academic literature from journal publishers, university repositories, and other websites that it has identified as scholarly. To access Rowan University subscriptions, go into Settings and select Rowan University from the Library Links menu.
ProQuest Central
Journal, magazine and news articles in all academic fields, in 27 subject databases.

ProQuest Central is the largest, multidisciplinary, full-text database available in the market today. This resource provides access to 27 of ProQuest's most highly used databases, with a variety of content types across over 160 subjects, making this the broadest single research resource in the world.
PsycARTICLES

PsycArticles is a definitive source of searchable full text articles on current issues in psychology. The database covers general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in psychology.
PsycINFO

From the American Psychological Association (APA), this is the resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations; it is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
Science Direct

ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 journals and almost 20,000 books. The database covers the Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and the Humanities.
Web of Science
Full text database of scientific journal articles with data on who has cited them.

Web of Science® provides immediate data on who has cited research papers, covering over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage to 1900.

Online Reference Collections

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Credo Reference
Comprehensive reference collection (dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies etc.) for all academic disciplines.

Credo Reference provides a complete reference collection from over 50 publishers, powered by a network of cross-references that cut across topics, titles and publishers to provide answers - and new connections - in context. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, quotation books, bilingual dictionaries, measurement conversions, and more.
Health Reference Center
Encyclopedia articles about human health.

Gives clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body.
Points of View Reference Center
Contains over 380 core topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.

APA Style

Concise Rules of APA Style by American Psychological Association Staff
ISBN: 143380560X
Publication Date: 2009-07-15
This text offers writing and formatting standards for students, teachers, researchers, and clinicians working in the field of psychology. It provides complete guidance on the rules of style that are critical for clear communication.
APA Style Simplified by Bernard C. Beins
ISBN: 9780470671238
Publication Date: 2012-05-15
This is a compact but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively in APA style. Demonstrates how to write objective scientific research papers using interesting prose Incorporates guidelines from the 6th edition of the APA publication manual Explores how to develop ideas, connect them to what others have written, and express them clearly Discusses the differences between written, oral, and poster presentations and offers instructions for applying APA style to each

Psychology

Primary & Secondary Sources in Psychology

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