"Today's Veterinary Practice" and "Today's Veterinary Nurse" are two online open-access PEER-REVIEWED journals. Access them here.
Animal Studies students & staff can also subscribe to the digital version of both journals free! To do this, go to the following links
'Notornis' is the peer-reviewed journal and 'Birds New Zealand' is the magazine of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. Click here to search for articles in these publications.
The library also subscribes to these publications in print/hard copy. Find more details, including where to find them on the library shelf, here:
Multi-database Searching
Click here to search across a wide range of animal studies-related databases simultaneously. This is a good starting point, but will not support in-depth searches.
"The Veterinary Nurse" Journal
This is the leading international peer-reviewed journal for veterinary nurses. It contains evidence-based clinical, educational and practical articles, in addition to the latest nurse-led veterinary research.
IMPORTANT: Once into the MAG Online Library click on the journal logo or the words 'Journal Home' to search within this journal.
"Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens"
"Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens" is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on the intersection of fauna and flora conservation, published quarterly online by MDPI. The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is affiliated with the JZBG
"VetScript" magazine
VetScript is the magazine of the New Zealand Veterinary Association. Unitec Library subscribes to this journal in print/hard copy. You can see details of the latest issues and where to find them on the shelf here. Being a magazine, it is not peer-reviewed, but still has some useful content.
Individual Databases
These databases are useful when searching for articles in the animal studies subject area, particularly when you want to do a more advanced search.
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This link opens in a new windowThe Invasive Species Compendium is an online, open access reference work covering recognition, biology, distribution, impact and management of the world's invasive plants and animals.
This link opens in a new windowAllows you to search Academic Search Complete, Medline and other databases at the same time.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies and pre-print archives. Not all the results will be available online, however. Results may include citations to works that are not online, or items from databases that Unitec does not subscribe to. Online help for using Google Scholar.
This link opens in a new windowLandcare Research is the custodian of a number of nationally significant biological and resource collections and databases.
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This link opens in a new windowDiscover and access New Zealand’s most comprehensive selection of research papers and related resources. This site include peer-reviewed and other research from universities, polytechnics, and research organisations throughout New Zealand.
This link opens in a new windowWelcome to ProQuest animal databases (a subset of ProQuest Central). Search for a wide range of articles on animal studies topics. Includes all of the content of ProQuest Sci/Tech Premium (which we used to have) plus more!
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There are several ways you can find out if a journal is peer-reviewed.
1) Check the home page of the journal. Generally if a journal is peer-reviewed, they are not going to be shy to say so.
2) Use the 'peer-reviewed journal' limiters on databases such as EBSCO, Articles Express. Note: The vast majority of content on ScienceDirect is peer-reviewed as well.
3) Insert the word "peer-reviewed" in your search on other databases.
4) Use Ulrich's Web to search for a journal title. If a journal is peer-reviewed, it will have this icon on the left hand side: 
Ulrich's can be searched to find information on a journal, including whether or not it is considered to be scholarly.
Warning: A few journals say that they are peer-reviewed, but still publish some non-peer-reviewed articles. Check the journal home page/s carefully, especially if you can't find a DOI, and if you're unsure if an article is peer-reviewed, contact Adrian.
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