Library Guides: Molecular and Cell Biology: Articles

Molecular and Cell Biology article databases

Search article databases to find journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters.

To access full text:

Core databases

PubMed
Subjects: Molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, and other biomedical fields.
Sources: Biomedical and cell biology journals.
Note: Use the UCB-specific URL to see a customized version of PubMed that includes UC-eLinks.
For more information:
PubMed guide [UCB Library]
PubMed Help [NCBI]
Searching by author [NCBI]
Exporting citations [NCBI]
Saving searches [NCBI]
Setting up e-mail alerts [NCBI]
PubMed Quick Guide [UCB Library]
Advanced PubMed handout [UCB Library]

PubMed includes MEDLINE, PubMed Central (PMC), other biomedical and life science journals, and the NCBI Bookshelf. PubMed also provides links to other NCBI molecular biology resources, including nucleotide sequences, protein sequences, 3-D protein structure data, population study data sets, and assemblies of complete genomes in an integrated system.
Note: The link above goes to a specially configured version of PubMed for UC Berkeley users that will display the Get It at UC button for full text article access. To use the free public version, please click here.
Embase
Search for biomedical literature citations. Embase is a key resource for conducting systematic reviews and researching evidence-based medicine. [dates vary]

Indexes journals, including many not in Medline, from over 90 countries, and indexes conference abstracts from many conferences. Broad biomedical scope with strong coverage in drug, pharmaceutical, and toxicological research including economic evaluation.
SciFinder
Search references, substances, structures, and reactions in chemistry and biochemistry; includes patents.
Note: Restricted to UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. Requires creation of a personal account from an @berkeley.edu email address.

Indexes over 9,000 journals, patents, conferences, books, technical reports and dissertations related to chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and the biomedical sciences. Relates to the print equivalent Chemical Abstracts.
Scopus
Subjects: Covers science, technology, medicine, arts, humanities, and the social sciences. Cited references available from 1996 forward. A Journal Analyzer tool assesses journal performance.
Sources: Over 21,000 journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, and book series. Includes all of the Medline database and more than 23 million patents.
For more information:
Create and manage alerts

Contains over 50 million records with more than half the content originating from outside North America. Indexes over 21,000 journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, and book series in the sciences, technology, medicine, arts, and humanities.
Web of Science
Subjects: Broad coverage of scientific fields, as well as the social sciences and the arts and humanities.
Sources: Journals, conference proceedings and book chapters.
Cited reference searches find articles that cite a given author or reference.
For more information:
Creating search and citation alerts
How to do a cited reference search

Includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present), Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present), Conference Proceedings Citation Index (1990-present), Book Citation Index (2005-present), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (2005-present).
BIOSIS Previews
Subjects: Comprehensive coverage of the biological sciences.
Sources: Journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, technical reports, and other sources.
For more information:
Creating search and citation alerts

Indexes journals, books, and conference proceedings are indexed on a wide variety of biological and biomedical topics. An electronic version to the print counterparts, Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/RRM.
Google Scholar
Subjects: All, but subject-specific databases may have greater functionality.
Sources: Journal articles, books, preprints, presentations, technical reports, and other sources.
Advanced search under menu at top left: search authors, article titles, journal titles, date ranges, more.
Scholar Preferences can be set to show Get it at UC in your results list:
- Click on Settings > Library Links
- Search for "berkeley"
- Choose "University of California Berkeley - Get it at UC," then Save.
For more information:
Search and citation alerts
Google Scholar Help

Lists journal articles, books, preprints, and technical reports in many subject areas (though more specialized article databases may cover any given field more completely). Can be used with "Get it at UC" to access the full text of many articles.

Additional article databases in the Biological Sciences

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Conditions of use
Conditions of use and licensing restrictions for electronic resources

Finding articles or journals

Searching by topic
How to identify keywords and combine them using the operators AND and OR, parentheses, and other techniques to develop effective searches in databases and catalogs. Illustrative example slides
Citation search
Copy and paste the article or book title into the search box of UC Library Search. If the title is exact, place double quotes immediately before and after the title, and click Search.
Journal search
Search or browse UC Library Search for journal titles in the biosciences.
Keeping Current
Setting up journal table of contents and new issue alerts
Citation management guide
Overviews of and links for citation management tools such as Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote.

Browser extensions for finding PDFs:

EndNote Click
Browser extension that streamlines access to article PDFs, even if you don't use EndNote.
Unpaywall
Browser extension and website that enable searching for Open Access content from publishers and repositories.

If the UC Berkeley Library doesn't have access to an article you need:

Interlibrary borrowing
Interlibrary Borrowing Service (IBS) enables UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff (including retired faculty and staff) to borrow materials not available through the UC Berkeley Library.
Purchase recommendation form
Recommend a book, journal, or other resource for purchase by the library.

Molecular and Cell Biology Review Article Sources

Annual Reviews
Annual Reviews publishes more than 30 biomedical and life sciences journals. Articles survey the current understanding of a topic; set the work in historical context; highlight the major questions that remain to be addressed and the likely course of future research; and outline practical applications and general significance of the research.
Biological Reviews
Publishes unsolicited review articles covering the entire range of the biological sciences. Provides extensive introductions to research areas, defines the state of the art, and draws attention to gaps in knowledge.
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology Subject Collections
Collections of articles from CSH Perspectives in Biology focussed on a single topic. Includes Cancer Biology, Careers, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, and Plant Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine Subject Collections
Collections of articles from CSH Perspectives in Medicine focussed on a single topic. Includes Addiction, Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Epilepsy, the Cochlea, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease and Retinal Disorders.

eLS : Citable Reviews in the Life Sciences
"eLS features over 5,000 commissioned, peer-reviewed, citable articles, written by leaders in the life sciences.
eLS is updated by approximately 400 articles per year, with new articles publishing on a monthly basis."(ELS: Citable Reviews)

Nature Reviews
Links to all of the currently subscribed Nature Reviews journals. Subjects include cancer, endocrinology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular cell biology, neuroscience, and more.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews
Links to all currently subscribed Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews journals (WIREs). Subjects include computational molecular science, data mining, developmental biology, RNA, disease mechansims, and more.

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Molecular and Cell Biology article databases

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