Databases by Title (A-Z)

Scopus (Elsevier)
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of journal articles, books and conference proceedings.
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Books
Conference Proceedings
Journal articles
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Web of Science (Clarivate)
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.

[Subscribed Databases]
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)
 ・Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)

[Other Databases]
KCI-Korean Journal Database (1980-present) 
Preprint Citation Index (1991-present) 
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index (1637-present)
SciELO Citation Index (2002-present) 
*Russian Science Citation Index is not available due to the situation in Russia. (Apr. 2022-)

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General Fields
Journal impact factor
Journal articles
Thesis & Dissertations
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APA PsycInfo (EBSCOhost)
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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Medicine & Helth Care
Psychology
Books
Journal articles
Thesis & Dissertations
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.
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Books
Conference Proceedings
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Journal articles
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EBSCOhost (EBSCO)
EBSCOhost is a online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. 
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Available databases
Academic Search Complete
Business Source Complete
EconLit with Full Text
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Essay and General Literature Index (H.W. Wilson)
 → will be suspended from the end of March 2024. (2024.3.27)
MLA International Bibliography
CINAHL
APA PsycArticles
→ will be suspended from the end of March 2024. (2024.3.27)
APA PsycInfo
TOC Premier
MLA Directory of Periodicals
MEDLINE
Regional Business News
ERIC

EBSCO Mobile (Android / iOS)
*There is an app for smartphones or tablets. After downloading it, select "HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY" from "Find My Library" to start using it. When using from off-campus, you will be required to log in with your student or staff ID and PW.
General Fields
Books
Conference Proceedings
Journal articles
Newspaper articles
Thesis & Dissertations
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PubMed (National Library of Medicine)@HU

PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally.

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*This is a Pubmed link for HU members. The "Find it @ Hiroshima university" icon is displayed in "full text links".

Biology
Medicine & Helth Care
Books
Journal articles
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EconLit with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
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.
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Business & Management
Economics
Journal articles
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Entrepreneurial Studies Source (EBSCOhost)
Entrepreneurial Studies Source provides the latest insight into topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business. This database offers users full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV.
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Business & Management
Books
Documents
Journal articles
Videos
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ERIC (EBSCOhost)
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. 
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Education
Books
Conference Proceedings
Journal articles
Thesis & Dissertations
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CiNii Research  (National Institute of Informatics) 
Cross-searching is possible, including articles from domestic journals in Japan, research data from external collaboration institutions and institutional repositories, collection information from universities, doctoral theses, and research project information from KAKEN.

General Fields
Documents
Working papers
Open access
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