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Selected databases

An overview of databases in the field of education can be found in the Database Information System (DBIS) in the Psychology collection.

PsycINFO: Full-text journals from the field of psychology.

APA PsycArticles: is the journal (full-text) database of the American Psychological Association (APA). This online database contains articles from over 100 journals (peer reviewed) of the APA and other leading publishers/organizations. Articles from 1894 to the present are included. The database is updated weekly. PsycARTICLES contains articles from all areas of psychology, including basic research.

PILOTS: The aim of the database is to list all literature citations on post-traumatic stress syndrome and other disorders resulting from traumatic events, without restriction to specific disciplines, languages or countries.

PubMed: PubMed contains the MEDLINE database published by the U.S. National Library of Medicine® (NLM), which covers the fields of medicine, dentistry, preclinical subjects, public health, nursing, veterinary medicine, etc., but also peripheral fields such as biology, biochemistry, psychology or sports medicine.

WISO-PSYNDEX: Contains references to mainly German-language psychological literature by authors in German-speaking countries.

Interdisciplinary databases

Web of Science Core Collection: The WoS Core Collection is an interdisciplinary citation index. Only journals of the highest quality and international influence are indexed.

Scopus: Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database for research literature and high-quality Internet sources (peer-reviewed).