Physics: Databases & Journals

Resources for physics research and education

Last Updated: Jul 2, 2025 2:35 PM

Databases & Journals

Use databases to find journals, preprint articles, published articles, conference proceedings, patents, technical reports and other e-publications.

The most frequently used physics databases are listed below.

AccessScience
AccessScience provides access to written reference material that covers all major scientific disciplines.More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Annual Reviews
Critical reviews of current research in biomedical, life, physical, and social sciences disciplines. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
arXiv
Open-access archive of scholarly articles in physics and related fields. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Digital Library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
INSPEC
Citations to articles in the fields of physics, astronomy, ergonomics, communications, computers & computing,control engineering, electrical engineering, electronics & information technology. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
INSPIRE
High-energy physics literature database. More Info
Partial Full-Text PUBLIC
Optica Publishing Group
Full text of selected Optica (formerly OSA) publications.More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Partial Full-Text of all Elsevier published journals. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
SciFinder-n
Core scientific database encompassing the literature, substances and reactions of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering and related fields. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Springer Journals Online
Full-text of selected journals published by Springer. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Web of Science
One-pass searching of Web of Science citation indexes, BIOSIS Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, MEDLINE and more. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY

Publications from Professional Organizations

AIP Publishing
Searches American Institute of Physics journals and other publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
APS Journals (American Physical Society)
Full-text of all American Physical Society journals back to 1893. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
IOP Science
Full-text of selected Institute of Physics publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
AMS Journals
Full-text journals published by the American Mathematical Society More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
IEEE Xplore
Provides full text access to IEEE and IET publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
SPIE Digital Library
Extensive research database on optics and photonics research. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Optica Publishing Group
Full text of selected Optica (formerly OSA) publications.More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Additional Resources

Google Scholar

Set up a profile! In your account options, select "library links" to double-check that you are connected to UB (choose: University at Buffalo Libraries - View it @ UB) You may also create an alert in Scholar. Click the envelope icon near "create alert."
If you run across a journal title that isn't familiar...make sure to check the title to confirm that it is a trusted peer-reviewed journal (and not a predatory journal). Use Ulrichsweb: Global Serials Directory

UB on INSPIRE

View articles, theses, conference papers, etc. indexed to UB authors

Online Books

Books in Particle Physics and neighboring fields

This is a collection of key textbooks and monographs in particle physics and neighboring fields which have been converted to Open Access (free and available in full text online) through partnership with leading scientific publishers and the supporters of SCOAP3 for Books (UB is a funding member).

Examples of books in this collection: