Environmental Studies/Science

Browsing the tables of contents of scientific journals is a good way to research potential research topics. Use the links below to browse journals online.

Some general science journals:

• Nature (latest 5 years online) See also the Nature.com page for Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Science (full text 1997-present)
• Scientific American (full text online 1993-present)

Some general Environmental Science journals:

• Environment (full text online 1997-present)
• Environmental Earth Sciences (tables of contents only online)
• Environmental Science & Technology (full text online 1967-present)

Some Geology journals:

• Environmental Earth Sciences (tables of contents only online)
• Geology (tables of contents only; short, innovative articles in all fields of geology, including hydrogeology, planetary geology and engineering geology for professionals in the field.)
• Journal of Geology (tables of contents only online)
• Quaternary Science Reviews (tables of contents 2002-present)

There are some journals with a primary focus on sustainability issues:

• Sustainability -- Focuses on "environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability of human beings." Full text free online.
• Sustainability Science -- This journal "probes interactions between global, social, and human systems, the complex mechanisms that lead to degradation of these systems, and concomitant risks to human well-being." Tables of contents only; use interlibrary loan to obtain articles.
• International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability -- "The perspectives presented in the journal range from big picture analyses which address global and universal concerns, to detailed case studies which speak of localised applications of the principles and practices of sustainability."  Tables of contents only; use interlibrary loan to obtain articles.
• Journal of Sustainability Education -- This journal "serves as a forum for academics and practitioners to share, critique, and promote research, practices, and initiatives that foster the integration of economic, ecological, and social-cultural dimensions of sustainability within formal and non-formal educational contexts." Full text free online.
• Sustainability: The Journal of Record -- Aims to "to foster collaboration, between sustainability managers, educators, corporate executives, administrators, policy makers, economists, and technology innovators who have the mandate to address and move forward the imperatives of the preservation and sustainability of global resources." Tables of contents only; use interlibrary loan to obtain articles.
• Sustainability: Science, Practice & Policy -- "Provides a platform for cross-disciplinary discussion of empirical science as well as practice and policy developments related to sustainability." Full text free online.