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Psychology: Databases & Articles

Research guide and help center for students and faculty in the PSYCHOLOGY department.

Journals and Databases

Search Databases for full-text articles, book chapters, conference papers, etc. by keywords.
Read Key Journals to stay up-to-date with what is happening in the field of Psychology. Click on the name of the journal, then you can either browse by publication year/issue number or search the entire publication for all years available online.

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PsycInfo (APA PsycInfo) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, ebooks, videos, technical reports, and dissertations covering all aspects of global behavioural and social sciences research. Coverage dates: 1887 – present
PsycTests (APA PsycTESTS) This link opens in a new window
Ready-to-use research instruments; wide variety of tests and measures including aptitude tests, personality scales, and cognitive functioning measures. Structured information on scope, test implementation, test development, and reliability and validity data. Coverage dates: 1910 - present
PsycBooks (APA PsycBooks) This link opens in a new window
Collection of full-text American Psychological Association (APA) published scholarly and professional books. Coverage dates: 1632 - present
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals covering topics in emotional and behavioural characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, and observational and experimental methods. Coverage dates: 1965 - present

OTHER SPECIALIZED DATABASES

ERIC - EBSCO
Articles and reports about education from the U.S. Department of Education. Coverage dates: 1966 - present
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition) This link opens in a new window
Foundational, interdisciplinary reference material across the wide range of behavioural and social sciences fields. Includes comprehensive name and subject indexes. Second edition published in 2015.
PsychiatryOnline This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, ebooks, and multimedia published by the American Psychiatric Association Publishing in the fields of psychiatry, mental health, and behavioural sciences. Full-text access to the DSM-5-TR. Coverage dates: 1844 – present
Web of Science
Journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, and more in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. A feature of Web of Science is the ability to see which articles have cited a given article. Coverage dates: 1864 - present

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Key Journals in the Field

Journal of Clinical Psychology
A peer-reviewed forum devoted to research, assessment, and practice; coverage from 1945 to present.
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Includes research articles, articles on contemporary professional issues, single case research; brief reports (including dissertations in brief); notes from the field; and news and notes. In addition to papers on psychopathology, psychodiagnostics, and the psychotherapeutic process, the journal welcomes articles focusing on psychotherapy effectiveness research, psychological assessment and treatment matching, clinical outcomes, clinical health psychology, and behavioral medicine.
Annual Review of Psychology
In publication since 1950, it covers significant developments in the field of psychology, including: biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, cognitive processes, cont.
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... animal learning and behavior, human development, psychopathology, clinical and counseling psychology, social psychology, personality, environmental psychology, community psychology, and more.
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
In publication since 2005, it provides comprehensive reviews of significant developments in the field of clinical psychology and psychiatry.
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The journal covers research, theory, and the application of psychological principles to address recognized disorders, including schizophrenia, mood, anxiety, childhood, substance use, cognitive, and personality disorders. Articles also address broader issues cross-cutting the field, such as diagnosis, treatment, social policy, and cross-cultural and legal issues.
The American Journal of Psychology
Explores the science of the mind and behavior, publishing reports of original research in experimental psychology, theoretical presentations,cont.
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... combined theoretical and experimental analyses, historical commentaries, and in-depth reviews of significant books.
The Journal has published some of the most innovative and formative papers in psychology throughout its history.
Journal of Experimental Psychology
Publishes articles describing empirical work that bridges the traditional interests of two or more communities of psychology.
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Learning, Memory, and Cognition, Human Perception and Performance, Animal Behavior Processes, or Applied, but may also concern issues in other subdisciplines of psychology, including social processes, developmental processes, psychopathology, neuroscience, or computational modeling. Articles in JEP may be longer than the usual journal publication if necessary.
Animal Behaviour
A leading international publication that has wide appeal, containing critical reviews, original papers, and research articles on all aspects of animal behaviour.
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Book Reviews and Books Received sections are also included. Research Areas include: Behavioural ecology; Evolution of behaviour; Sociobiology; Ethology; Behavioural psychology; Behavioural physiology; Population biology; Sensory behaviour; Navigation and migration

Off-Campus Access

You can search the library's catalog and browse the website 24/7. However, accessing databases, e-books and e-journal content from off-campus requires your TCU username and password.