Food and nutrition: databases for finding articles

Most of the databases listed below will give you references to journal articles (and some cover other publications). A few contain the full-text articles. These databases will give you good quality articles you can rely on.

Key databases for food

For most food-related topics you should try searching these three databases, plus any relevant ones from the subject lists below. Click on the links to find out more about each one.

• FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts)
• Science Citation Index
• ScienceDirect [full-text]

Biology databases

• BIOSIS Previews - biological abstracts online

Biotechnology databases

• BIOSIS Previews - biological abstracts online
• CAB Abstracts - agriculture database which covers biotechnology too

Chemistry databases

• ACS Journals & Magazines [full-text]
• reaxys
• RSC Journals [full-text]
• SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts Service)

Dairy technology databases

• CAB Abstracts - agriculture database which covers dairy processing 

Economics, business and marketing databases

• Business Source Complete [full-text] - use to find journal articles
• Mintel Oxygen [full-text] - market research reports
• OneSource Global Business Browser [full-text] - use to find market research reports and company information

Legal databases

• Explore the list of Databases for law
• Also take a look at Legislation, standards and patents for food and nutrition

Nutrition databases

• Medline/PubMed - key source which covers the biomedical sciences
• CAB Abstracts - agriculture database which also covers human nutrition
• The Cochrane Library - health care including dietary interventions and clinical trials 
• PsycINFO - psychological aspects of food choice and behaviour

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