Research Guides @ Fordham: Chemistry: Finding Articles

Chemistry Databases

American Chemical Society Journals & Archive This link opens in a new window
Current full text access to select journal titles and the entire ACS archives from 1879 to 1995.
Cambridge Structural Database
From Cambridge Crystallographic Data Center. The CSD is the world's repository for small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal structures. Access only from dedicated terminals. Contact Grace Phillips (gphillips16@fordham.edu) for information.

ChemRxiv
ChemRxiv is a free submission, distribution and archive service for unpublished preprints in chemistry and related areas.

ChemSpider This link opens in a new window
A free chemical structure database providing fast access to over 25 million structures, properties and associated information. By integrating and linking compounds from more than 400 data sources, it enables researchers to discover the most comprehensive view of freely available chemical data from a single online search. Owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Chemistry Webbook provides convenient access to a variety of physical and chemical property data on well defined chemical species and reactions
PubChem
PubChem is an open chemistry database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They collect information on chemical structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, patents, health, safety, and toxicity data.

SciFinder-n (CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform) This link opens in a new window
From CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society. Reference, substance, reaction and supplier content. New: Formulations data, Analytical methods and Historical chemistry content. Also includes step-by-step procedures and protocols, biosequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, patent landscape mapping, and more. NEW USERS CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR PERSONAL ACCOUNT. ACCESS DOES NOT WORK USING VPN. USERS MUST GO TO THE SCIFINDER DATABASE LINK ABOVE AND AUTHENTICATE INTO FORDHAM NETWORK USING FORDHAM UN AND PW. THEN FOLLOW PROMPTS TO LOGIN WITH PERSONAL SCIFINDER UN/PW.
Remote users see more notes below.
REMOTE USERS: Must do the following to access full text.
Full Text Dropdown > View all Sources > Under In House Resources, click on Find Full Text. If content doesn't appear in window, select a different source in the sidebar.
TOXNET (See Information Below) This link opens in a new window
Most of NLM's toxicology information services have been integrated into other NLM products and services as part of a broader NLM reorganization. See a list of current sites here that contain former Toxnet information.

Request a Title from ILL

Found an article that the Fordham University Libraries do not subscribe to? You can make an Interlibrary Loan request to get the article sent to you from another library.

ILLiad
Make an ILLiad account if you do not already have one, and then you can fill out a request form for an article.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Full text of Annual Reviews on subscription, mostly in the sciences. No access to Economics and Computer Science titles.
ArXiv archive This link opens in a new window
A full-text, open archive and distribution server for theoretical and applied scientific research papers. Hosted by Cornell University. Coverage 1991 to the present.
Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals This link opens in a new window
Full text of subscribed journals and four collections - Business, Management and Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Psychology, and Social Sciences.
Nature Journal This link opens in a new window
Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology.
Public Library of Science (PLOS) This link opens in a new window
A non-profit organization dedicated to making scientific literature freely available by publishing a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine. Includes submission of papers that have been shared
as preprints.
PubMed/MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Over 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, online books, and other resources. MEDLINE is the primary component of PubMed. Citations may include links to full-text content in PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Records are indexed with NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®). MEDLINE Citations are included in OneSearch. For more information, see NIH Resources Guide.
PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine NLM.
Science Database This link opens in a new window
On ProQuest's platform. A definitive resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences. Provides access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements vital to scientific and technical literature.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Abstract and citation database covering thousands of titles in Science, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Health Science, and Arts & Humanities going back to 1960.
Thieme Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
Over fifty health, medicine and science Open Access titles.Chrome browser recommended.
Wiley Online Library - All Journals Database This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to all Wiley Journals Collection. Typical access is 1996/1997 to Present. Always click on the journal title to see specific years of access, even if there is no access icon visible on the front page.

Chemistry: Finding Articles

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Chemistry Databases

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Multidisciplinary Databases

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