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Scopus is an abstract and citation database of journal articles, books and conference proceedings.

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Web of Science is a global citation database that can be searched highly reliable literature, mainly peer-reviewed journals published after 1900. It can also be used as a performance evaluation tool such as the number of citations of papers and Journal Impact Factor.

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Web of Science Core Collection (1900-present) 

 ・Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present)

 ・Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present)

 ・Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)

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SciELO Citation Index (2002-present) 
*Russian Science Citation Index is not available due to the situation in Russia. (Apr. 2022-)

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The APA PsycInfo database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.

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Academic Search Complete
Business Source Complete
EconLit with Full Text
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Essay and General Literature Index (H.W. Wilson)
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MLA International Bibliography
CINAHL
APA PsycArticles

APA PsycInfo
TOC Premier
MLA Directory of Periodicals
MEDLINE
Regional Business News
ERIC

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SciVal provides access to the research performance of over 20,500 research institutions and their associated researchers from more than 230 nations worldwide. SciVal enables you to visualize research performance, benchmark relative to peers, develop collaborative partnerships and analyze research trends.

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CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform for Academics was upgraded from SciFinder-n on April 1, 2024.

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.　
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The largest and most comprehensive online historical archive of its kind and an essential resource for advanced study of the eighteenth century, this collection contains every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom between the years 1701 and 1800.
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*Depending on publisher-specified limits, up to 100 pages of an EBSCO eBook can be printed as a PDF file (per user) from within the eBook viewer.
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EconLit with Full Text contains all of the indexing available in EconLit, plus full text for nearly 600 journals, including the American Economic Association journals with no embargo.