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Database

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

/ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/nounCore term

In academic english & research, database means: An online collection of records for journal articles, books and other publications that researchers can search to find literature.

In Turkish: veri tabanı, akademik veri tabanı

How it is used

Major multidisciplinary databases are Web of Science and Scopus; subject databases include PubMed, ERIC and PsycINFO. In Turkey, researchers also use TR Dizin, DergiPark and the YÖK National Thesis Center. University libraries provide access through subscriptions.

Example sentences

  1. We searched four databases: Web of Science, Scopus, ERIC and TR Dizin.

  2. The library gives students off-campus access to most databases.

Common collocations

  • search a database
  • academic database
  • database search
  • subscription database
  • keywordOne of a small set of words or short phrases listed under an abstract to describe the main topics of a paper and help people find it in databases.
  • systematic reviewA review that uses a clear, pre-planned and repeatable method to find, select and evaluate all relevant studies on a specific question.
  • indexedListed and regularly covered in a major citation database such as Web of Science or Scopus, which is often treated as a sign of journal quality.
  • literature reviewA critical summary of what has already been published on a topic, showing the main ideas, debates and gaps that a new study responds to.

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