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STEM Research Guide

How to conduct research in STEM subjects.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomical Observatories & Instruments 

Astronomy - General 

Astrophysics 

Practical & Spherical Astronomy 

Theoretical Astronomy 

Biology

Biology - General 

Biophysics 

Cytology 

Economic Biology 

Evolution

Genetics 

Microbiology & Immunology 

Microscopy 

Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry 

Biochemistry 

Chemistry - General 

Crystallography 

Inorganic Chemistry 

Organic Chemistry 

Photochemistry 

Physical & Theoretical Chemistry 

Human Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy 

Animal Biochemistry 

Neuroscience 

Physiology 

Medicine

Alternative Medicine 

Cardiovascular Diseases 

Clinical Endocrinology 

Clinical Immunology 

Connective Tissue Diseases 

Dermatology 

Diseases by Body Region 

Emergency Medicine 

Gastroenterology 

Geriatrics 

Gynecology & Obstetrics 

Hematologic Diseases

History of Medicine 

Industrial Medicine 

Infectious Diseases 

Internal Medicine 

Medical & Biomedical Informatics 

Medical Education 

Medical Ethics & Philosophy 

Medical Professional Practice 

Medical Research 

Medical Technology

Medicine - General 

Metabolic & Nutritional Diseases 

Military & Naval Medicine 

Musculoskeletal System Diseases 

Neurology 

Oncology 

Ophthalmology & Optometry 

Otorhinolaryngology 

Palliative Care 

Pathology 

Pediatrics 

Radiology, MRI, Ultrasonography & Medical Physics 

Respiratory System Diseases 

Sports Medicine 

Tropical & Arctic Medicine 

Urology & Nephrology 

Physics

Acoustics & Sound 

Atomic Physics 

Cosmic Physics 

Electricity & Magnetism 

Light & Optics 

Nuclear Physics 

Physics - General 

Thermodynamics 

Weights & Measures 

Sciences - General 

Zoology

Veterinary Medicine 

Animal Anatomy & Embryology 

Animal Behavior 

Animal Geography 

Invertebrates & Protozoa 

Vertebrates 

Zoology - General 

Science Journal

One of the world's top academic journals.

Publishes important, original scientific research and research reviews, science-related news, opinions on science policy and other matters of interest. (s)

Science Advances Journal

A peer-reviewed multidisciplinary open-access scientific journal. Surpassed Science Magazine in the number of monthly submissions.

Subject matter includes:  scope includes all areas of science, including life sciences, public health, neurosciences, physical sciences, social sciences, computer sciences, environmental sciences, and space sciences. (s)

Nature Journal

Nature mostly publishes research articles. Content is highly technical and dense, but it's also typically summaries of larger work. Internationally acclaimed for maintaining high research standards.

Subject matters included: innovations or breakthroughs in any scientific or technological field. (s)

Nature Physics Journal

4th out of 86 journals in the category "Physics, Multidisciplinary"

Subject areas include: quantum mechanics, condensed-matter physics, optics, thermodynamics, particle physics, and biophysics.(s)

Note: Only select articles are open access.

Nature Communications Journal

A peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal. 

Subject matters include: the natural sciences, including physics, chemistry, earth sciences, medicine, and biology. (s)

The Cell Journal

A peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research papers across a broad range of disciplines within the life sciences. ScienceWatch ranked it first in highest-impact journals. Journal Citation Reports ranked it 1/298 journals in "Biochemistry & Molecular Biology."

Accounts of Chemical Research

A semi-monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. 

Contains overviews of basic research and applications in chemistry and biochemistry. (s)

Physics Today Journal

Informs readers about important developments in overview articles written by experts, shorter review articles written internally by staff.

Subject matter also includes: issues and events of importance to the science community in politics, education, and other fields. Additionally provides a historical resource of events associated with physics. (s)

Scientific American
Discover Magazine
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American Scientist
Cosmos Magazine
New Scientist
Science News
From Morganton Library’s e-journal portal, you have several search options.  Enter a journal title and select search Enter a DOI or PMID number for an article and search (these are specific strings of numbers used to identify & retrieve articles and books) Browse by subject (for example, Physical Sciences & Mathematics > Biochemistry) Browse by title To view a journal, select the hyperlink database title right above the “Search inside this journal” bar Another option is to use the “Search inside this journal” function to look up articles of interest Note: the dates listed in the journal’s item record show you the coverage we have access to. Sometimes our coverage is historical and in some cases it is the last 4 years to present.