LibGuides: Geography and Earth Science: Journals and Articles

Journals and Articles

A journal is a publication focusing on a particular subject area which can contain articles, letters, research, opinions and reviews written by different authors. Journals are published at regular intervals, such as weekly, monthly or quarterly. Each copy is an issue and a set of issues makes a volume (usually each year is a separate volume). Journals are also known as periodicals. Anything you see on Primo or in our Libraries with PER in the classmark, it is a journal containing shorts papers on specific topics. They can be found in print format, online or both.

Why use a journal article?

Important sources for subject information or research.
Information on current developments.
Journal articles are published more quickly than books, so can be more up to date.
They often cover a subject in depth and include original research.

Searching for journal articles

Journals provide important sources of academic information. You can search for journal articles using the Articles search in Primo.

Current Periodicals / Journals

Keep up to date with the latest news by reading the current printed science periodicals / journals. You can find them on Level E of the Hugh Owen Library. Many journals are available online too via Primo.

E-journals

Aberystwyth Univeristy libraries subscribes to a wide range of e-journals.

Further information on electronic resources can be found here.

Visit the e-journals FAQs for additional information.

Ebscohost Green File

GeoRefer - Online Geographical Referencing Learning Resources for Social Sciences

Geoscience World

NASA Technical Reports Database

ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Web of Science - All Databases Search

Document Supply Service

The Document Supply Service allows registered users to request items which are not available in the University Library. We can support staff and students with research and learning by locating and supplying books, chapters, and articles held by other libraries. Information Services will cover the costs of the allocation for the different user groups in all academic departments, subject to available funds.

Click here for further information and to see how many free requests you can order.

Primo Search

Journal Publishers Websites

American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals Search

American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Journals

Annual Reviews Journals

BioMed Central Journals

Cambridge Core (Journals and Books)

CSIRO (Australia) Journals

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Highwire Press (free papers)

Highwire Press (all titles browse)

Ingenta Connect

JSTOR

Oxford Journals

PLoS Public Library of Science Journals

Royal Society of Chemistry

ScienceDirect - Elsevier Journals

Springer Journals

Wiley Online Journals

Off-Campus access

How to Access Resources Off Campus
When you are off-campus, you will need to set up Virtual Private Networking (VPN) between your own computer and the University network. The above link will explain what VPN means and instructions on how to set it up to access our resources off-campus.

Remember to log in to your VPN when you are away from campus to gain access to our online resources. Once successfully connected you should be able to access electronic resources as though you were on campus.