Research Guides
Physics and Astronomy: Articles & E-prints
Resources for beginning research in Physics and Astronomy, including databases, pre-prints, journals, and websites.
Starting Points
- Academic Search CompleteScholarly articles and general interest sources in all fields.
- Web of ScienceCitation index for the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
- ScopusArticles and citation linking for journals in biology, physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, business, social work, and the social sciences.
Subject Specific Databases
- INSPEC This link opens in a new windowIndex to scholarly journals and conferences in the physical sciences [UW restricted]
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowScience, social sciences, and arts and humanities citation indexes.
Find articles and do cited reference searches.
- More Article DatabasesA list of databases for physics and astronomy research.
e-Prints and Pre-Print Databases
- ADS (Astrophysics Data System)Indexes, abstracts, and e-prints in astronomy, astrophysics, physics & geophysics. Note: E-prints may not have been refereed.
- arXiv.org (formerly LANL)Electronic pre-print archive and current e-prints in physics, astronomy, & math. NOTE: E-prints may not have been refereed.