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Health Sciences - Complementary Medicine: Databases (Find Journal Articles)

NEW DATABSE: NATURAL MEDICINES

Introduction Video/Training Tutorial

Natural Medicines is recognised as the scientific gold standard for evidence-based information on natural medicines. Database includes:  

>> Natural medicines >> Dietary supplements >> Complementary alternative  and integrative therapies. 

What are Library Databases

A library database is both an electronic catalogue and the access point to information from published works.

Library databases provide access to resources across a wide spectrum of topic and subject areas, such as academic research.

Library databases provide access to published information sources, such as journals and other resources.

Library databases may provide access to full-text articles and/or article abstracts.

 

Any registered UJ library user may access the UJ library database collection.

What is a Journal Article?

Journal articles are written by researchers or scholars who work in a professional or in an academic field.

An editorial board evaluates articles submitted. Subject specialists decide whether or not the article adds valuable, important or new information to the subject and whether or not the researchs has been conducted correctly, academically and in an ethical or moral way. Articles thus reviewed or examined are called ‘peer reviewed’.

Journal articles quote sources to substantiate information or statements and also to have an academic reading list of sources consulted for writing the article.

 

How do I access Databases

African Research (including South Africa)

Africa-Wide Information 

is a databases to research and publications by Africans and about Africa

Sabinet African Journals

includes African research content by offering the most comprehensive, searchable collection of full-text African electronic journals

DATABASE USERGUIDE

Lean Library

Google Scholar Search