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Recommended databases
Databases on the Ebscohost platform:
- CINAHL CompleteCINAHL Complete is a comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL.
- Medline CompleteMEDLINE Complete is the largest full-text companion to the MEDLINE index, containing full text for journals.
- APA PsycInfoPsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains articles pertaining to a strong psychological focus. Including journal coverage, which spans 1887 to present.
Databases on other platforms:
- EmbaseThe Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) on the Elsevier platform, is a biomedical and pharmaceutical database indexing international journals and is recommended for inclusion in systematic searching.
- Health Collection (Informit)INFORMIT database, Health Collection, is useful in particular for Australian focused health content. Including research articles, reports and case studies of practical support. Subject areas included ageing and age care, child health and breastfeeding, indigenous health issues, mental health and rehabilitation.
Citation index databases:
- ScopusScopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and web sources, covering Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences. This database allows the researcher to "snowball search" for linked citations.
- Web of ScienceThe Web of Science interface includes Web of Science Core Collections including the Arts & humanities citation index, Conference Proceedings Citation Indexes, Current Chemical Reactions and Book Citation Indexes. This database allows the researcher to "snowball search" for linked citations.
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Recommended journals
- Australian Occupational Therapy JournalThe official publication of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists.
- American Journal of Occupational TherapyThe official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
- British Journal of Occupational TherapyThe official journal of the College of Occupational Therapists.
- Canadian Journal of Occupational TherapyThe official publication of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.
- Occupational Therapy InternationalA peer-reviewed journal reflecting the practice of occupational therapy throughout the world. Topics include reliability and validity of clinical instruments, treatment effectiveness, assistive technology, community rehabilitation, case studies of occupational therapy interventions and surveys, historical reviews and meta-analyses.
- OTJR: Occupation, Participation & HealthOriginal research articles of interest to Occupational Therapists.
- Scandinavian Journal of Occupational TherapyA journal of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine.