Databases are curated collections of research material. Use Yale's licensed academic databases to find peer reviewed literature, books and book chapters, theses and dissertations, gray literature, conference proceedings, press releases, and much more.

As with any source, ask the following questions about each article you find:

• Who is the author/researcher?
• What argument are they trying to make?
• Does their methodology appear sound?
• Are their sources reliable?
• Are the conclusions supported by their research?

Use Vanderbilt University's Scholarly Publishing Information Hub to search for journals by title or topic.

For more tips, visit Yale University Library's guide to Choosing a Journal for Publication of an Article.

These are recommended databases, based on their environmental focus. To search for additional databases, and to search for specific journals by title, see the boxes to the right.