Online Databases

This page details the journal databases that all SITCM students can access.

If you need access to an article whose full text is not freely available through one of these databases, please submit a completed Application for Library Purchase or Full Text Access to Journal Article Form to the Librarian (library@sitcm.edu.au). The Librarian will notify you of the outcome of the application within five days.

EBSCO DATABASE

EBSCO (click here) is a leading global database of research journals.

WANFANG DATABASE

Wanfang (click here) is a leading Chinese database of research journals. SITCM’s subscription gives students access to 13 globally renowned TCM journals (all English-language):

• Traditional Medicine Research
• World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion
• World Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
• World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Digital Chinese Medicine
• Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences
• Chinese Herbal Medicines
• Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
• Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
• Journal of Integrative Medicine
• Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Chinese Medicine and Natural Products

• Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

OPEN ACCESS DATABASE

Students can access many full-text journal articles relevant to Chinese medicine through the following open-access databases:

• Health Topics A-Z: Research-based info from acupuncture to zinc by NCCAM
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Literature Reviews: Scientific Literary review on TM, Compiled by AQTN
• Herbs at a Glance: Herbs at a Glance is a series of brief fact sheets that provide basic information about specific herbs or botanicals.
• Medicinal Plant Images Database:  School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University.
• Chinese Medicine Specimen Database:  School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University.
• The traditional Chinese medicine systems pharmacology database: Center for Bioinformatics, Northwest University, China.
• Database of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Immuno-Oncology: GMH Group at Guangdong Institute of Microbiology and TCMNM Group at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Information Database: Bioinformatics & Drug Design (BIDD) group in the Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore.
• Free Books for Doctors: Free Books for Doctors promotes free access to medical books. See a list of 650 titles on the sidebar.
• The National Academies Press: Books or chapters can be downloaded in PDF format for free, while some books are available for purchase.