Electronic Journals in Physics & Astronomy
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A-B | C-H | I-J | L-O | P-Q | R-Z | All UW e-journals
- Acoustics Research Letters Online
- ADS (Astrophysics Data System Article Service) -- scanned images of older issues of journals.
- Acta Physica Polonica A -- from v.99, 2000.
- Acta Physica Polonica B -- from v.18, 1987.
- Advances in Physics -- from v.46, 1997; 1975 to 18 months ago
- Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics -- from v.1, 1997. No print as of 2002.
- American Institute of Physics Online Journal Service -- search for AIP, ASCE, ASME, SPIE & APS journals.
- American Journal of Physics. -- from v.1, 1933.
- American Physical Society Research Journals -- Publisher Web Page
- Annalen der Physik -- from Nov. 1998.
- Annales de l'institut Henri Poincaré -- 1930-1964.
- Annales de l'institut Henri Poincaré (A) Physique théorique -- 1964-1983; 1984-1999.
- Annales Henri Poincare -- theoretical and mathematical physics; from 2000.
- Annals of Physics -- from 1993. No print as of 2002.
- Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics -- full text from Sept. 1963; pre-1996 use ADS.
- Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences -- full text from May 1973.
- Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. -- full text from 1969. Print in Engineering Library.
- Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. -- full text from Dec. 1952.
- Apeiron: studies in infinite nature (current issue); archives -- from 1987.
- Applied Optics-IP (Information Processing) -- from 1990.
- Applied Optics-LPEO (Lasers, Photonics, and Environmental Optics)--from 1995.
- Applied Optics-OT (Optical Technology and Biodmedical Optics) -- from 1995.
- Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing -- from 1997. Print in Engineering Library.
- Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics -- from 1997. Print in Engineering Library.
- Applied Physics Letters -- from 1962.
- Applied Surface Science -- from 1995.
- APS News Online -- newsletter from 1995. Current issue APS members only.
- ASTRA (Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions) -- from 2005.
- Astrobiology -- from 2001.
- Astronomical Journal (AJ) -- from 1998; pre-1998 use ADS.
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Conference Series> -- from 1988.
- Astronomische Nachrichten -- from 1999; pre-1999.
- Astronomy & Astrophysics -- from 2001. pre-2001 use ADS.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series -- 1996-2000;
pre-1997.- Astronomy and Astrophysics Review -- from 1997.
- Astronomy & Geophysics -- from 2000.
- Astronomy Education Review -- from 2002.
- Astronomy Magazine -- current astronomy events & tables of contents only.
- Astroparticle Physics -- from 1995.
- Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplement Series -- from 1996; pre-1996.
- Astrophysics -- from 1997.
- Astrophysics and Space Science -- from 1997; pre-1996. Print to 1995 only.
- Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables -- from 1993.
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics -- from 2001. Online only.
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions -- from 2001. Online only.
- Australian Journal of Physics -- from 1997 to April 2001.
- Baltic Astronomy -- ADS link.
- Biointerphases [AVS] -- from 2006. Open-access, online-only.
- Biomicrofluidics [AIP] -- from 2007. Open-access, online-only.
- Biophysical Journal -- from 1960. Print in Health Sciences through 2007.
- Brazilian Journal of Physics -- from 2002. Open-access, online-only.
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society -- from 1993.
- Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India (BASI) -- from 1973 (some missing).
C-H
- Canadian Journal of Physics -- fulltext from Proquest from 1997.
- Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy -- from 1997.
- CHAOS -- from v.1, 1991.
- Chinese Physics -- from 2001.
- Chinese Physics Letters -- from 2001.
- Chronicle of Higher Education -- from 1995.
- Classical and Quantum Gravity -- from v.1, 1984.
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Communications in Mathematical Physics -- from 1997; 1965-1996.
- Comptes Rendus Physique -- latest issue only.
- Computer Physics Communications -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Computers in Physics -- 1997-1998 only.
- Computing in Science & Engineering -- from 1999
- Condensed Matter Physics -- from 1993.
- COSPAR Information Bulletin -- from 1995.
- Current Opinion in Colliod & Interface Science -- from 1999. No print as of 2002.
- Czechoslovak journal of physics -- from 1997. No print.
- Earth, Moon and Planets -- from 1997.
- EDP Sciences (formerly Les Editions de Physique) -- Publisher Web Page
- e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology -- from 2003. Electronic only.
- European Journal of Physics -- from 1980.
- European Physical Journal A - Hadrons and Nuclei -- from 1998; Z. Phys. A + Nuovo Cimento A.
- European Physical Journal - Applied Physics -- from 1998; J. de Phys. III + Microscopy Microanalysis...
- European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter -- from 1998; J. de Phys. I + Z. Phys. B + Nuovo Cimento D.
- European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields -- from 1998; Z. Phys. C + Nuovo Cimento A
- European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics -- from 1998; J.de Phys.II+ Z. Phys.D + Nuovo Cimento D.
- European Physical Journal E - Soft Matter -- from 2000; J.de Phys.II + Z.Phys.B + Nuovo Cimento D.
- Europhysics Letters -- from 1996.
- Few-Body Systems -- from 1997.
- Fizika A (Croatian Physical Society) -- from v.1, 1992. Abstracts only.
- Fizika B (Croatian Physical Society) -- from v.1, 1992. Abstracts only.
- Fluid Dynamics Research -- from 1995; print in Engineering.
- Foundations of Physics -- from 1997.
- Foundations of Physics Letters -- from 1997.
- General Relativity and Gravitation -- from 1997.
- History of Physics Newsletter -- from 1994.
I-J
- Icarus -- from 1993.
- IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (now called IEEE Xplore) -- from 1988.
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics Repository -- Bulletin from 1973; Ph.D. theses; manuscripts.
- Industrial Physicist -- from July 1995.
- Information Bulletin on Variable Stars -- from No.1, 1961.
- Institute of Physics (IOP) Electronic Journals and Journal Archive.
- International Astronomical Union (IAU) Information Bulletin -- from 1975.
- International Journal of Astrobiology -- from 2002.
- International Journal of Modern Physics A, Particles & Fields, Gravitation, Cosmology, Nuclear Physics -- latest 5 years.
- International Journal of Modern Physics B, Condensed Matter, Statistical & Applied Physics. -- latest 5 years.
- International Journal of Modern Physics D, Gravitation Astrophysics, Cosmology. -- latest 5 years.
- International Journal of Modern Physics E, Nuclear Physics. -- latest 5 years.
- International Journal of Theoretical Physics -- from 1997.
- IOP Select - FREE! Selected current articles from the Institute of Physics.
- Japanese Journal of Applied Physics -- from v.1, 1962.
- JETP Letters -- from 1997. Print: Physics
- Journal de Physique I -- 1996-1997; now European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter Physics
- Journal de Physique II -- 1996-1997; now European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Journal de Physique III -- 1996-1997; now European Physical Journal- Applied Physics.
- Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics -- from 2000. No print.
- Journal of Applied Physics -- from 1931.
- Journal of Biological Physics -- from 1997. No print.
- Journal of Chemical Physics -- from 1933. Print version: Chemistry Library.
- Journal of Computational Physics -- from 1993. No print as of 2002.
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (via SISSA);(via IOP)-- electronic only, from 2003.
- Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics -- from 1997. No print.
- Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Physics -- from 1997. Print: Physics Library.
- Journal of Geometry and Physics -- from 1995. Print version: Math Library.
- Journal of Geophysics and Engineering -- electronic access only, from v.1, 2004.
- Journal of High Energy Physics -- electronic only, from late 1997, PDF or Postscript.
- Journal of Instrumentation -- from 2006.
- Journal of Low Temperature Physics -- from 1997.
- Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials -- from 1995. Print to 2002: Engineering Library.
- Journal of Mathematical Physics -- from 1960.
- Journal of Modern Optics. -- 1954-2005.
- Journal of Optical Networking -- from 2002.
- Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics -- from 1999.
- Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics -- from 1999; as Quantum Optics back to 1991.
- Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data -- vols. 1-33, 1972-2004. Print version: Chemistry Library.
- Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data -- from 1999. Print version: Chemistry Library.
- Journal of Physical Chemistry 1896-1996
- Journal of Physical Chemistry A -- from 1997. Print version: Chemistry Library.
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B -- from 1997. Print version: Chemistry Library.
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids -- from 1995.
- Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General -- from v.1, 1968.
- Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics -- from v.1, 1968.
- Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics -- from v.1, 1968 - v.21, 1988.
- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter -- from v.1, 1989.
- Journal of Physics: Conference Series -- from v.1, 2004.
- Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics -- from v.1, 1950.
- Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments -- 1968-1989. Continues Journal of Scientific Instruments; continued by Measurement Science and Technology.
- Journal of Physics F: Metal Physics -- from v.1, 1971.
- Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics -- from v.1, 1975.
- Journal of Plasma Physics -- from 1997.
- Journal of Scientific Instruments -- 1923-1967. Continued by Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments and Measurement Science and Technology.
- Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (JSTAT) -- electronic only, from 2004.
- Journal of Statistical Physics -- from 1997.
- Journal of Superconductivity -- from 1997.
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. -- from 1930. Print version: Engineering.
- Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics, Image Science, and Vision -- from 1984.
- Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics -- from 1984.
- Journal of the Physical Society of Japan -- from 1946.
- Journal of Turbulence -- from v.1, 2000.
- Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology -- v.1-21, 1964-1982.
- Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films -- from 1983.
- Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures -- from 1983.
L-O
- Lecture Notes in Physics (Springer monograph series) -- consistently from v.476, 1997.
- Letters in Mathematical Physics -- from 1997.
- Living Reviews in Relativity/Solar Physics -- from 1998; online only.
- Los Alamos Science -- from 1980. Print version: Engineering Library; some print in Physics.
- Low Temperature Physics -- from 1997.
- Mars: The International Journal of Mars Science and Exploration -- from 2005.
- Mathematical Physics Electronic Journal (MPEJ) -- from v.1, 1995.
- Measurement Science and Technology -- from v.1, 1990. Continues Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments and Journal of Scientific Instruments.
- Medical Physics -- from 1974. Print version: Health Sciences Library.
- Meteoritics & Planetary Science -- from 2003. ; pre-2003 on ADS.
- Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics -- from 1997. Print: Natural Sciences Library.
- Modern Physics Letters A (MPLA) -- from 2001; 1999 to 1 year ago on Academic Search.
- Modern Physics Letters B (MPLB) -- from 2001; 1999 to 1 year ago on Academic Search.
- Molecular Physics -- 1996 to present. Print version: Chemistry Library.
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society -- 1998 to present; pre-1998 on ADS.
- Nanoscale Research Letters -- from June 2006. Online only.
- Nanotechnology -- from v.1, 1990. Print version in Engineering.
- Nature -- from 1950, some earlier issues available.
- Nature Materials -- from v.1, Sept. 2002.
- Nature Nanotechnology -- from v.1, Oct. 2006.
- New Astronomy -- from July 1996. No print as of 2002.
- New Astronomy Reviews -- from 1998. No print as of 2002. Formerly Vistas in Astronomy
- New Journal of Physics -- from 1998. Electronic-only (from IOP & DPG).
- New Scientist -- from 1989, early issues sporadic. Print version: Nat. Sci. Library.
- Nonlinear Dynamics -- from 1997. No print.
- Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics -- from 1994. Print version: Nat. Sci. Library.
- Nonlinearity -- from v.1, 1988.
- Northwest Science & Technology -- from 2005. Print 1999-2004, Nat. Sci. Library.
- Nuclear Data Sheets -- from 1993. No print as of 2002.
- Nuclear Fusion -- from 1992.
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers... -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions... -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Nuclear Physics A -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Nuclear Physics B -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Nuclear Physics B Proceedings Supplements -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Optical Engineering -- from 1990.
- Optics and Photonics News -- from 2000.
- Optics Communications -- from 1995.
- Optics Express -- from v.1, 1997.
- Optics Letters -- from v.1, 1977.
- Optics & Photonics News -- from 2000.
P-Q
- Philosophical Magazine A, physics of condensed matter, defects and mechanical properties -- from 1997.
- Philosophical Magazine B, physics of condensed matter, electronic, optical and magnetic properties -- from 1997.
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Series A--v.355, 1997 to present ; v.354, 1996; vols.332-353, 1990-1995; vols.234-331, 1934-1990; vols.187-233, 1896-1934; vols.178-186, 1887-1895 -- Print in Natural Sciences.
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. A 1776-1886
- Philosophical Transactions -- vols.13-65, 1683-1775; vols.1-12, 1665-1678
- PhysChemComm -- electronic only.
- Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Physica B: Condensed Matter -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Physica C: Superconductivity -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures -- from 1998. No print as of 2002.
- Physica Scripta-- from 1970;
- Physica Status Solidi (B) -- from 1997.
- Physical Biology -- electronic only, from v.1, 2004.
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Online (PCCP) -- 1999 to present; includes Faraday Transactions 1996-1998;
- Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics -- from 1970.
- Physical Review B: Condensed Matter -- from 1970.
- Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics Online -- from 1970.
- Physical Review D: Particles and Fields Online -- from 1970.
- Physical Review E: Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related...Topics -- from 1993.
- Physical Review Focus - selections from PRL for the general physics community
- Physical Review Letters -- latest 3 years. Earlier years in PROLA.
- Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) -- PR from v.1, 1893; PRL from v.1, 1958; Rev. Mod. Phys. from v.1, 1929.
- Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams -- online-only, from v.1, 1998.
- Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research -- online-only, from v.1, 2005.
- Physics and Society -- newsletter of APS Forum on Physics & Society, from 1993.
- Physics Education -- from v.1, 1966.
- Physics Letters A -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Physics Letters B -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Physics News Update -- weekly electronic newsletter, from 1990.
- Physics of Fluids -- from 1958. Print version in Engineering.
- Physics of Plasmas -- from 1958.
- Physics Reports -- from 1995. No print as of 2002.
- Physics Today -- from 1985 to present; MasterFILE Premier (full text version) -- from 1975 to 1 year ago.
- Physics World -- only selected "feature" articles full text; table of contents and abstracts from 1997.
- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion -- from v.1, 1960. Print version in Engineering.
- Plasma Science and Technology -- from v.1 1999.
- Plasma Sources Science and Technology -- from v.1, 1992. Print version in Engineering.
- Pramana: Journal of Physics -- from v.1, 1973. Electronic only.
- Proceedings of SPIE -- from v.1200, 1990.
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) -- current issue; 1915-present; vols.1-102, 1915-2005 [JSTOR]. Print in Natural Sciences.
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of London -- vols.7-75, 1854-1904.
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A--vol.452, 1996 to present; v.452-460, 1996-2004; vols.430-451, 1990-1995; vols.147-429, 1934-1990; vols.76-146, 1905-1934.
- Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics -- from 1995. Online only as of 2002.
- Progress in Surface Science -- from 1995. Online only as of 2002.
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia -- from 2001. Previous years use ADS.
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (PASJ) -- ADS link.
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific -- from 1998. Previous years use ADS.
- Quantum and Semiclassical Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part B -- v.1, 1989. Now: Journal of Optics B.
R-Z
- Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics -- from 1997. Print thru 1994: Engineering
- Reports on Progress in Physics -- from v.1, 1934.
- Review of Particle Physics -- 1995 to present.
- Review of Scientific Instruments -- from 1930.
- Reviews in Mathematical Physics -- latest 5 years.
- Reviews of Modern Physics -- from v.1 1929.
- Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica -- ADS link.
- Science -- latest issues; vols.1-23, 1880-1894; New Series vols.1-286, 1895-2002.
- ScienceDirect -- Elsevier + Academic Press journals.
- Scientific American -- current issues: full text (with graphics) of selected articles only; from 1995 to present (on EBSCO): HTML full text, no graphics.
- Semiconductor science and technology -- from v.1, 1986. Print version: Engineering Library.
- Sky and Telescope -- Selected articles from latest issue; backfile indexes. Abstracts for back issues, 1986-.
- Solar Physics -- from 1997.
- Solid State Communications -- from 1995. Online only as of 2002.
- Solid State Ionics -- from 1995. Online only as of 2002.
- Space Science Reviews -- from 1997; pre-1997 use NASA ADS.
- SPIE Digital Library -- from 1990.
- Springer Link -- Publisher Web Page
- Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A -- from 1995.
- Studies In History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Modern Physics -- from 1995.
- Superconductor Science and Technology -- from v.1, 1988-1989. Print version: Engineering Library.
- Surface Interface Analysis -- 1996 to present. Print in Chemistry Library.
- Surface Science (including Letters) -- from 1995. Online only as of 2002.
- Surface Science Reports -- from 1995. Online only as of 2002.
- Superlattices -- from 1993.
- Thin Solid Films -- from 1995. Print version: Engineering Library.
- University of Chicago Press Search Page for Astronomy Journals -- for ApJ, AJ, and PASP.
- Vacuum -- from 1995. Online only as of 2002.
- Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity -- from August, 2001
- Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research -- from January 2000
- Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology -- from January 2000
- Virtual Journal of Quantum Information -- from June 2001
- Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science -- from June 2002
- Vistas in Astronomy -- 1995-1997 only. Now called New Astronomy Reviews
- Waves in Random Media -- 1991 to present. Print version: Engineering Library.
- Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Physik -- from 1997. Print in Engineering.
- Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A -- from 2002.
- Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B -- from 2002.
- Zeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei -- 1997 only; now Eur. Phys. Jour. A.
- Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter -- 1997 only; now European Physical Journal B.
- Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields -- 1997 only; now European Physical Journal C.
- Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms, Molecules and Clusters-- 1997 only; now Eur. Phys. Jour. D.
