Earth Sciences: Home
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Key Journals
There are numerous Earth Sciences journal. Familiarise yourself with some of the key journals in the subject area:
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Welcome
Welcome to your Subject Guide for Earth Sciences. Use this guide to find out the best resources for your subject area.
On this page you will find useful resources for finding journal articles and a list of specialist databases for the subject area. Use the tab along the top of the screen to find some useful reference works to help you get started
Key Journal Databases
- Science Direct This link opens in a new windowA multi-disciplinary journal database. Off campus access: Select Login (top right of the screen). Click on the link for Go to Athens/Other institution login. Choose the location UK Access Management Federation. Choose University of St Andrews from the list of institutions. Login with your University username and password.
- Science Direct This link opens in a new windowa multi-disciplinary database which includes journals, e-books and reference works
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowa large multidisciplinary abstracting and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature. Covers over 19,000 journal titles.
- SpringerLink This link opens in a new windowa multi-disciplinary collection of journals and e-books. Full-text access is available to titles subscribed to by the University Library.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science Core Collection includes the Science, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities Citation Indexes, Conference Proceedings Citation Index for Science, Social Sciences & Humanities, Current Chemical Reactions and Index Chemicus.
Specialist Resources
- American Geophysical UnionAccess to the AGU Online Collection of 18 journals including all sections of Journal of Geophysical Research, Water Resources Research and Tectonics
- Digimap Collections This link opens in a new windowcomprehensive UK maps and geospatial data. Allows viewing, printing and annotation of maps. Includes Ordnance Survey, Historic, Geology, Marine, Environment, Aerial and Lidar Collections. Initial registration required.
- Geological Society of America This link opens in a new windowAccess to the publications of the Geological Society of America including Geology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Special Papers and Memoirs.
- Lyell Collection This link opens in a new windowAccess to journals, special publications and book series published by the Geological Society of London
- Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtained elevation data on a near-global scale to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth.
Subject Guide

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