Research Guides: Physics and Astronomy: Journals & Magazines

Popular Magazines

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Recommended Journals

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Available from 1996 to 2005
Nature Nanotechnology
Available from 2006 to 1 year ago, via ProQuest Central
Nature Physics
Available from 2005 to 1 year ago, via ProQuest Central
Physical Review X
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Open Access journal, via the publisher
American Journal of Physics
Available from 2011 to the Present via the publisher's website. Archives available in microfilm going back to 1940.
National Geographic
Chronicles exploration and adventure, as well as changes that impact life on Earth.
Physical Review: Physics Education Research
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Physical Review E
Available from 2016 to the Present from the American Physical Society.
Physics Reports
Available from 1995 to the Present, via ScienceDirect
The Physics Teacher
Physics Today
Note: Access is available via the publisher through the link above (registration required) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Back issues are available in the microfilm and print collections in Sprague Library.
Popular Mechanics
Available 1996 to the Present, via ProQuest Central
Scientific American
Presents scientific information to the general public.
Sky and Telescope
Available from 1994 to the Present, via Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)

Journal titles pulled from Scimago, JCR, and Scopus rankings for Physics and Astronomy.

Astronomy & Astrophysics Journals
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