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Chemistry/Physics

Basic search tips and strategies for chemistry and physics students

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Did you know:

  • You can search specific journal titles?
  • Browse recent issues?
  • Request article copies through interlibrary loan?

This can be done with any of our databases!


Step by Step Instructions:

  1. Go to database (in this case, MEDLINE, which is linked on this page)
  2. Click on the 'Publications' tab at the top of the screen along the bright blue bar
  3. Type the journal title into the lower search box, in this case, Journal of Physical Chemistry
  4. Hit enter or click the Browse button next to the search blank
  5. The results are listed in alphabetical order, select the title you are interested in
  6. You will see the detailed publication information, which is most likely more information than you're interested in at this point!
  7. If you want to search within all available contents of the journal, click the link to 'Search within this publication'
    1. You'll be at the basic search screen where you can simply click the 'Search' button to see all articles, or you can select 'Advanced Search' under the search box to narrow down your search
    2. You can narrow down your search as much or as little as you'd like, using date ranges, keywords, etc.
  8. If you want to browse particular issues, select issues from the dates along the right side of the screen.

Direct Links:

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

MEDLINE

Use MEDLINE to find records for journal articles, including the Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B, & C.

Interlibrary Loan

Remember, MEDLINE is an index database.  That means that no full text articles are available for download.

However, if you have looked closely at the 'Refine Results' menu on the left side of your search results screen, you will see an option to limit to 'Linked Full Text'.  What this means is that if the full text for an article is available in another database the library has access to, you can access it that way.  

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B, & C are NOT available in full text in any of the library databases.  This means that you will need to request a copy of the article from the library using our interlibrary loan service.  There is NO CHARGE for current Newman students to request journal article copies.


What you need to do to request a journal article copy:

  1. Click the link labelled "Request the item through interlibrary loan" which is below the article on the search results page or on the left-hand menu of the record page for the item. This will open a form in the new window.
  2. Fill out the requested contact information in the form (the article information should auto-populate). Click submit.
  3. You will be notified by email when your item had arrived.