Pfeiffer Library: The Scientific Method: Scientific Method Resources

Scientific Method Resources

The following resources are available to help you in understanding and applying the research process to your studies. They are organized into the following categories:

Click on each link to learn more.

Academic Writer

Academic Writer This link opens in a new window
Compose papers in pre-formatted APA templates. Manage references in forms that help craft APA citations. Learn the rules of APA style through tutorials and practice quizzes.

Academic Writer will continue to use the 6th edition guidelines until August 2020. A preview of the 7th edition is available in the footer of the resource's site.

Previously known as APA Style Central.

You can utilize the quick guides and tutorials in Academic Writer to assist you in using the scientific method for your own research. Some of Academic Writer's topics that focus on parts of the scientific method include:

Research Questions and Hypotheses
How to Find Reliable Sources
Participation in Research
The Rules of Evidence in Science
Analyzing Data and Drawing Conclusions
How to Report Scientific Research

These are accessible from the Learn tab in Academic Writer. Academic Writer also contains several guides on how to write professionally at the academic level. They are very useful for those new to writing research papers at the academic level. For more information on how to use Academic Writer, view our tutorial here.

A-Z Databases

The following is a list of databases from our A-Z list that can be used to locate background information and scholarly materials on topics that utilize the scientific method.

ACS Journals This link opens in a new window
Journals from the American Chemical Society, 1879-the present.
AGRIS This link opens in a new window
Agricultural science and technology information provided by the Food and and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
APA PsycNET This link opens in a new window
Find ebooks and journal articles published by American Psychological Association.
arXiv This link opens in a new window
Open access to over 750,000 e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.
Biological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
An expansive index to the world’s life sciences journal literature, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology.
BioMed Central This link opens in a new window
Focuses on journals covering science, technology and medicine specializing in biology, medicine and health.
BIOSIS Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Combines critical life sciences research with powerful citation indexing.
BIOSIS Previews This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts to international journal articles in biological and medical research. BIOSIS Previews also covers books and meetings.
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science This link opens in a new window
Indexes the published conference literature.
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
Online directory that indexes and provides access to open access, peer-reviewed journals
Electronic Book Center This link opens in a new window
Thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences.
Electronic Journal Center This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide range of disciplines and contains just published scientific research as well as historical journal articles from more than 10,000 top scholarly publishers, academic societies, and university presses.
JoVE Core: Biology This link opens in a new window
Key concepts are brought to life through high-impact animations and scientist-in-action videos of experiments conducted in laboratory settings.

Video textbooks for introductory courses that can serve as effective primary or supplementary teaching resources.
JoVE Core: Chemistry This link opens in a new window
Key concepts are brought to life through high-impact animations and scientist-in-action videos of experiments conducted in laboratory settings.

Video textbooks for introductory courses that can serve as effective primary or supplementary teaching resources.
JoVE Lab Manual: Biology This link opens in a new window
Videos with step-by-step instructions for each lab experiment illustrate lab preparations for instructors, key theoretical concepts, and a protocol for students.

Curriculum-focused video resources that support teaching and learning of commonly taught introductory labs.
JoVE Lab Manual: Chemistry This link opens in a new window
Videos with step-by-step instructions for each lab experiment illustrate lab preparations for instructors, key theoretical concepts, and a protocol for students.

Curriculum-focused video resources that support teaching and learning of commonly taught introductory labs.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive index for medical journals.
OhioLINK Catalog This link opens in a new window
Searches for books that Tiffin University faculty, staff, and students can request from other Ohio institutions. Please note that not all Ebook holdings appear in this catalog.
Pfeiffer Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Searches for books and ebooks owned by Tiffin University.
PubChem This link opens in a new window
Provides information on the biological activities of small molecules from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
PubMed This link opens in a new window
National Library of Medicine makes available this version for free, and contains a collection of newer articles that are not yet indexed and included in other versions of MEDLINE. The link listed here will allow access to TU subscriptions from PubMed.
Science Citation Index Expanded This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the sciences.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from nearly 2,500 journals and more than 30,000 books.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the sciences.

Platform access - subdatabases listed

EBSCOhost Databases

Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text covering complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Applied Science & Technology Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides professional and technical society journals, specialized subject periodicals, buyers’ guides, directories and conference proceedings.
Applied Science & Technology Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides professional and technical society journals, specialized subject periodicals, buyers’ guides, directories and conference proceedings.
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus This link opens in a new window
Citations and full-text of articles covering biology and agriculture.
DragonQuest This link opens in a new window
Meta searches most of Tiffin University's databases and the OhioLINK catalog.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text scholarly, reference and professional eBooks.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts and full text of articles on environmental studies.
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts for articles about plants and gardens.
Science Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
Shock & Vibration Digest This link opens in a new window
Full-text and citations for articles covering essential areas related to shock and vibration, including noise, vibration technologies, seismology, experimental mechanics, and engineering.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts and full text of articles and other publications on sport, fitness and related disciplines.

Journals & Journal Articles

The following is a list of journals and journal articles that contain information on using the scientific method in different fields:

Journals

Journal Articles

Web Resources

There are several web resources that cover the scientific method, as well as examples of researchers implementing the scientific method into their own studies.