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ScienceDirect: Searching ScienceDirect

How to search

On ScienceDirect, you can perform quick and advanced searches, or browse an alphabetical list of journals & books.

When you access journals & books on ScienceDirect, you’ll see:

  • Detailed journal & book information
  • Links to chapters of your choice
  • Links to related journals
  • Ways to navigate and interact with content

Quick search

Enter at least one of the following into the search bar:

  • Keyword
  • Author name
  • Journal or book title

A quick search is a good way to start. Filters can be added afterwards to narrow search results. 

Advanced search

Use the advanced search option to perform the following:

  • Search by author affiliation or article type
  • Filter for open access/open archives articles
  • Filter for volume/issue number in journal/book searches
  • Set search alerts
  • Download search alerts list

Browse journals & books

Instead of searching, use the browse page to find content listed alphabetically.

Publications can be refined by publication type or access type.

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