Databases
Databases are systems with structured bibliographic information and cover all areas of knowledge. They index a set of scientific journals of several publishers, educational institutions and public and private research units. They can be used to run a variety of searches and they are the most adequate instruments to obtain scientific articles on a certain theme.
Multidisciplinary Databases
Academic Search
Ultimate |
Academic Search Ultimate offers students an unprecedented collection of reviews analysed by experts, scientific journals with full texts, including many periodicals that are listed in the main citation indexes. The combination of academic periodicals, journals, reports, books and videos satisfies the needs of academics in fields such as astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law, education, mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies and zoology. |
| Fonte Académica |
Fonte Académica is a multidisciplinary database that indexes academic periodicals from Brazil and Portugal. |
| ScienceDirect |
ScienceDirect is the world's leading source for scientific, technical, and medical research. Explore journals, books and articles. |
| SCOPUS |
Scopus is a database that includes abstracts and citations of peer reviewed articles, books and annals. It currently has more than 21,000 titles, including 2,600 periodicals with open access, more than 5.5 million texts from events and more than 370 book series. |
| Springer Nature |
Springer Nature is the world’s largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world’s most influential journals and a pioneer in the field of open research. And is one of the world’s leading global research, educational and professional publishers, home to an array of respected and trusted brands providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services. |
| Web of Science |
Web of Science is a platform that offers integrated access to bibliographic databases, such as Web of ScienceTM Core Collection, Current Contents Connect, Derwent innovations Index, MEDLINE and SciELO Citation Index, as well as to other resources such as Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators. |
Bibliometric Databases
| InCites |
InCites is a personalized, citation-based research assessment tool that allows you to perform scientific productivity analyzes and compare results with partners worldwide. |
JCR - Journal Citation
Reports |
JCR (Journal Citation Reports) is an essential resource for the assessment and comparison of periodicals on a global level. It provides bibliometric data of several periodicals in the same scientific field and compares them. |
Scimago Journal and
Country Ranking |
Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) uses the SCUPUS bibliographic index, where you can selectively publish dynamic reports with indicators based on citations from scientific work indexed in SCOPUS from 1996 to 2007. This makes it possible to classify the performance and the impact of scientific magazines and countries. |
| Ulrich's Periodicals Directory |
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory is a bibliographic database that provides detailed, comprehensive and authorised information on serials published worldwide. It covers all subjects and includes publications that are published regularly or irregularly and that are distributed free of charge or by paid subscription. |
Thematic Databases
| American Institute of Physics |
American Institute of Physics promotes the science and profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is composed of several member societies. |
| Annual Reviews |
Annual Reviews is a not-for-profit scientific journal publisher of 51 discipline-specific review series in the sciences and social sciences, published in English. |
| APA PsycArticles |
PsycARTICLES®, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is the definitive source for full-text, peer-reviewed scientific articles and scholars in psychology. It contains more than 153,000 articles from around 80 magazines published by the American Psychological Association (APA), its brand the Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF), and associate organizations, including the Canadian Psychological Association and the editorial group Hogrefe. Includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each diary. Coverage from 1894 to the present and almost all APA journals from volume 1, number 1. |
| APA PsycInfo |
The PsycINFO® database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of academic journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, is the largest resource dedicated to peer-reviewed literature on behavioral science and mental health. It contains more than 3 million records and abstracts dating from the 17th century with one of the highest DOI correspondence rates in the publishing industry. The coverage of journals, which extends from the 19th century to the present, includes international material selected from around 2,500 journals in dozens of languages. |
Applied Science &
Technology Index |
The Applied Science & Technology Index contains citations of about 800 scientific and technical publications in English that date back to 1983. The content covers a wide variety of fields, for example, information related to acoustic science for aeronautics, neural networks for nuclear and civil engineering, computers, informatics, and more. |
| Architectural Digest Archive |
Architectural Digest backfile provides students of art, design and architecture with an essential research tool. |
| Art & Architecture Source |
Art & Architecture Source includes rigorous curation of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 145 global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking. |
Association for Computing
Machinery |
The Association for Computing Machinery was founded in 1947 as the first scientific and educational society dedicated to computing. Its membership is approximately 78,000, and its headquarters are located in New York City. |
Avery Index to Architectural
Periodicals |
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals this database indexes journal articles on architecture and design, covering subjects such as the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design. |
| Business Source Ultimate |
Business Source Ultimate is the most complete academic database in the field of world businesses. It includes the contents and the abstracts of academic and scientific periodicals, as well as searchable references for more than 1,300 scientific periodicals. |
Cambridge University
Press |
Cambridge University Press is a British publisher, founded in 1534 for the University of Cambridge, it is the oldest publishing house in the world in continuous operation and the second largest university publisher in the world. |
| ClinicalKey |
ClinicalKey is an evidence-based Medicine database, a quick and intuitive search tool for current and relevant clinical information for different specialties, and with access to various resources (journal titles, books, etc.).
[Access available only at FMUP] |
| Communication Abstracts |
Communication Abstracts, previously produced by Sage Publications, is a comprehensive source of information on publications related to communication worldwide. Containing more than 244,000 records, Communication Abstracts covers large journals in communication, mass media and other related fields of study to create research and reference resources that span the breadth of the communication discipline and depth that span the breadth of the communication discipline. |
Criminal Justice
Periodicals Index |
The Criminal Justice Periodicals Index is a comprehensive database that supports research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. It includes publications on corrections and police actions, criminal reports, blogs about crime and other materials relevant for researchers or professionals in the fields of criminal justice, law enforcement and related areas. |
Criminal Justice
Abstracts |
Criminal Justice Abstracts includes bibliographic records that cover crucial areas related to criminal justice and criminology. This database contains more than 400 thousand records selected from the most important sources in the field. The themes covered include: criminology, criminal justice, criminal law and procedure, corrections and prisons, police and policing, criminal investigation, forensic science and investigation. |
| Education Source |
Education Source has the most complete collection of full-text education periodicals in the world. It supports academic research and provides information to satisfy the needs of students, professionals and education policy makers. It covers all teaching levels, as well as all educational fields, such as language and health education. |
| GreenFILE |
GreenFILE covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. The subjects covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more. |
| HeinOnline |
HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 150 million pages and 200,000 titles of historical and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges an important research gap by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,500 law-related periodicals. |
| Historical Abstracts |
Historical Abstracts is an exceptional resource that covers world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Topics include military history, women’s history, history of education and much more. It is essential for libraries supporting upper-division and graduate research. This database provides indexing of historical articles from more than 2,300 journals in over 40 languages since 1955. |
| Humanities Abstracts |
Humanities Abstracts provides detailed indexing for more than 700 indexed periodicals related to humanities. They date back to 1984 and 470 of them are analysed by experts. Content includes feature articles, interviews, obituaries and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and reviews, as well as ballet reviews, dance programmes, films, musicals, radio and television programmes, plays, operas and much more. |
Inspec: Engineering
Research Database |
Inspec: Engineering Research Database is an engineering research database for the academic, industry, and government sectors. It provides engineering research information on physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control, mechanical, production engineering, information technology and more. |
| Legis-PALOP |
This legal database is a project to provide a platform for knowledge and sharing of legal information between Portuguese-speaking African Countries and by all those who want to know these legal systems.
[Access available only at FDUP] |
Library & Information
Science Source |
Library & Information Science Source is the most complete resource for library and information science studies. This database provides journals intended for librarians and researchers. |
MLA International Bibliography
with Full Text |
The MLA International Bibliography with Full Text combines the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore and cinema with full text for more than 1000 periodicals, including many of the main publications in these fields. Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA) and international in scope, the bibliography covers academic publications from the early 20th century to the present day, including magazine articles, books, book articles, series, translations, academic editions, websites and dissertations. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus, a proprietary, searchable collection of thousands of subject terms, and personal names used in indexing the bibliography. |
| PsycInfo |
PsycINFO is a database that includes abstracts and indexes in the field of behavioural science, offering more than 3 million records of peer-reviewed literature since the 19th century to the present. It is the ideal tool for academic research. |
| Qualfood |
Qualfood is the largest national database on Food, Environmental and HST Quality and Safety, which aims to: organize, systematize and update all relevant information for stakeholders in the food sector. Since 2003, the daily update carried out by a specialized multidisciplinary team, allows its users a quick and functional service of access to several search engines of Quality and Food Safety, Environment and HST data.
[Access available only at FCNAUP] |
Regional Business
News |
Regional Business News is a database that covers a wide range of regional news and publications related to business in the U.S.A. and Canada. Content is provided by leading publishers in business news, with coverage dating back to 1990. |
| SABI |
SABI is the perfect combination of the most complete financial information with the most flexible analysis software. Through its use you can carry out searches and analyze the results. It contains current and historical information on more than two and a half million companies.
[Access only available at FEP] |
Sociology Source
Ultimate |
Sociology Source Ultimate is a database in the field of sociology for academic institutions that offers access to full-text, peer-reviewed journals. It supports academic research in sociology studies. |
Teacher Reference
Center |
The Teacher Reference Center provides free resources for teachers, which include indexing and abstracts for peer-reviewed journals. It also offers access to content related to best practices, curriculum development and teacher training. |
| The Serials Directory |
The Serials Directory ™ provides access to the most up-to-date and accurate bibliographic information, as well as current pricing structures for popular series. This database contains almost 250,000 American and international titles, including newspapers; data from more than 108,000 publishers worldwide, including email addresses and the Internet; and the Library of Congress and Dewey's decimal ratings for each record. |
ZentrallBlatt Math
Database |
The ZentrallBlatt Math Database is the world’s most comprehensive and longest-running abstracting and reviewing service in pure and applied mathematics. It contains about 4 million bibliographic entries with reviews or abstracts currently drawn from about 3,000 journals and book series, and 180,000 books. |