23/06/2025
Here are some legitimate sites where you can find research literature reviews:
Open Access Repositories:
1. Google Scholar (scholar.google.com) โ Broad database for academic articles, books, and theses. Use "review article" in your search to find literature reviews.
2. PubMed (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) โ Biomedical and health-related literature, including systematic reviews.
3. ERIC (eric.ed.gov) โ Education research database for journal articles and reports.
4. BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) (www.base-search.net) โ Open-access journal articles across disciplines.
5. CORE (core.ac.uk) โ Free access to millions of research papers from universities worldwide.
University & Government Databases:
6. ResearchGate (www.researchgate.net) โ Researchers share articles; you can request full texts.
7. Academia.edu (www.academia.edu) โ Research papers, though some require account registration.
8. SSRN (Social Science Research Network) (www.ssrn.com) โ Social sciences, education, law, and business research.
9. DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) (www.doaj.org) โ Open-access peer-reviewed journals in various fields.
10. Philippine E-Journals (www.philippinejournals.com) โ Research from Philippine universities and institutions.
Subscription-Based but Often Accessible via Universities:
11. Scopus (www.scopus.com) โ High-quality, peer-reviewed literature (requires institutional access).
12. Web of Science (www.webofscience.com) โ Indexed research, often available through universities.
13. JSTOR (www.jstor.org) โ Humanities, social sciences, and education (some free access).
14. SpringerLink (link.springer.com) โ Journals and books in various fields.
15. ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) โ Elsevierโs database with many full-text journal articles.
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