Databases to Search for Peer-Reviewed Publications

CAB Direct  
International coverage of communicable diseases (including HIV/AIDS), tropical and parasitic diseases, human nutrition, community and public health, and medicinal and poisonous plants.

EMBASE
Access international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present, fully indexed.

PsycINFO
Citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports from professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines.

PubMed  
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, this biomedical database includes over 30 million citations and dates back to 1946.

Scopus
Abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature including scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Covers science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Web of Science
Features articles from the top socio-economic and biomedical journals. Users can use the citation analysis feature to identify which organizations or researchers are the most productive.