Scientific Query
A scholarly search is the process of seeking, gathering, and analyzing information, data, and literature regarding a specific research topic. In the context of academic research, this search is a crucial stage that enables the collection of source material used to formulate hypotheses, develop theories, or conduct analyses.
Below is a list of search tools for locating research and scholarly materials. The content of each database is updated based on source availability, the policies of individual platforms, and their technological capabilities. The list includes databases covering the humanities in particular, as well as those with a general scope. Some entries also point to online dictionaries or bibliographies.
A further list compiles websites hosting collections of journals published by Polish universities, making it easier to locate specific titles.
[Last update: October 3, 2024]
Databases; sources: bibliographies, dictionaries (selection)
- Academica (Interlibrary loan system of books and scientific publications)
- Akademicka Platforma Czasopism [Academic Journal Platform]
- BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
- BazHum
- Bibliography of Polish literature “Nowy Korbut”
- Bioline International
- BIP! Finder
- Dictionary of the 16th century Polish language
- Dictionary of Polish language (S. B. Linde)
- Library of Science
- CEJSH (The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities)
- CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library)
- CORE
- Crossref
- Digital Object Identifier System (searching for research/scientific materials using doi identifiers)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
- ERIH PLUS (The European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences)
- Estreicher Polish Bibliography Research Center at the Jagiellon University
- EuroPub (Academic and Scholarly Research Publication Center)
- Free Full PDF
- Google Scholar
- Index Copernicus International (searching for journals)
- Internet Archive
- JSTOR (Journal Storage)
- National Library (The National Library [of Poland])
- Official List of Prints Issued in the Republic of Poland. Bibliographic Guide
- Official website of the U.S. government
- Online Polish Biographical Dictionary
- OpenAIRE Explore
- Paperity (Multidisciplinary Aggregator of Open Access Journals & Papers)
- RefSeek
- Research Papers in Economics
- Scientific Communication Portal INFONA
- Scopus
- Semantic Scholar
- Springer Nature Link
- SpringerOpen
- WorldCat
- Zenodo
Journals from Polish universities' collective websites
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
- Jagiellonian University in Kraków
- John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- KEN Pedagogical University in Kraków
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin
- University of Białystok
- University of Gdańsk
- University of Łódź
- University of Opole
- University of Rzeszów
- University of Silesia in Katowice
- University of Szczecin
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- University of Warsaw
- University of Wrocław (Faculty of Philology)
- University of Zielona Góra































