Many of the databases contains a combination of full-text and bibliographic references.
If the full-text of the article is not available from the database, make a printout of the bibliographic references and then use 'E- publication finder' to see if the journal that the article was published in is available in electronic format in one of our other databases.
Full text articles and references to articles on particular topics may be found using the subject databases.
Authoritative online resource that offers educational material on all major scientific disciplines. Delivers the latest content from McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, and includes articles, biographies, case studies, images, videos and animations and current news in science and technology.
Provides access to the electronic full-text versions of over 30 titles published (or co-published) by the American Chemical Society. Includes analytical, applied, biological chemistry, materials science & engineering, organic & inorganic, physical chemistry.
The Annual Review has a collection of reviewed series in the Biomedical, Life sciences, physical science and social science disciplines. Resources found here dates from 1932 to present year. The sole purpose of this content is to serve teaching and research purposes and also make current awareness and introduction to a new subject.
Full text chemistry books and reference titles including the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Dictionary of Drugs, Properties of Organic Compounds.
ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast text and structure search access to over 100 million structures from hundreds of data sources.
Essential reference that has provided several generations of professional chemists and students with the latest in reagent literature. Includes an A to Z listing of all reagents cited in synthetic literature with concise descriptions and illustrations of chemical reactions. Updated regularly.
The definitive resource and reference work for crystallography and structural science. This resource assists in the use of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials, from physics and materials science to chemistry, biology and biochemistry.
Knovel provides faster access to answers, better data discovery and a more tailored experience to help solve engineering problems.
Nature Methods is a forum for the publication of novel methods and significant improvements to tried-and-tested basic research techniques in the life sciences. This monthly publication is aimed at a broad, interdisciplinary audience of academic and industry researchers actively involved in laboratory practice. It provides researchers with new tools to conduct their research and places a strong emphasis on immediate practical relevance and potential to advance new biological applications.
An interdisciplinary journal that publishes papers of the highest quality and significance in all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The journal covers research into the design, characterization and production of structures, devices and systems that involve the manipulation and control of materials and phenomena at atomic, molecular and macromolecular scales. Both bottom-up and top-down approaches — and combinations of the two — are covered.
The journal covers new techniques and technologies, as well as established methods, used in all fields of the biological, chemical and clinical sciences. The journal publishes secondary research articles - predominantly Protocols (including Protocol Updates and Protocol Extensions), but also techniques-related Reviews, Perspectives, Correspondences, Matters Arising, Commentaries, and Consensus Statements - all of which are based on published primary research papers.
Peer-reviewed journals published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Comprehensive collection of more than 600 full-text online African journals from various disciplines. Includes business, finance, education, law, medicine, health, religion, science, technology, and social sciences. Also OA African Journals Archive.
Comprehensive collection of more than 600 full-text online African journals from various disciplines. Includes business, finance, education, law, medicine, health, religion, science, technology, and social sciences. Also OA African Journals Archive.
Science of Synthesis provides a critical review of the synthetic methodology developed from the early 1800s to-date for the entire field of organic and organometallic chemistry.
Full text books and journals published by Elsevier.
SciFinder is a research discovery application that provides unlimited access to the world's most comprehensive and authoritative source of references, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences. The database enables searching for substances, reactions, and patent and journal references anytime, anywhere. Updated daily.
First time users, copy and paste this link in your browser to register:
https://0-scifinder-cas-org.oasis.unisa.ac.za/registration/index.html?corpKey=3BFEC2D5-86F3-50AB-1304-ED64D2CF57C6
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
SIAM Journals area a leading source of knowledge for the worlds applied mathematics and computational science communities.
Academic peer-reviewed ebooks, ejournals, reference works and book series published by Springer Nature in all subject areas.
SpringerMaterials is a comprehensive database for identifying material properties which covers data from materials science, physics, physical and inorganic chemistry, engineering and other related fields.
Quality, peer-reviewed academic journals published by Taylor & Francis and Routledge.
Access the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Online journals, ebooks and major reference works published by Wiley, a leading academic publisher in all areas of sciences, humanities and the social sciences.