Google Scholar

What is Google Scholar?

Google Scholar is a comprehensive web search engine that provides access to a vast collection of scholarly literature across a diverse range of disciplines and publishing formats. First released in beta in November 2004, this search engine indexes the full text of peer-reviewed journals, books, and other scholarly publications from leading publishers in Europe and North America, as well as non-peer-reviewed sources. With its robust indexing capabilities, Google Scholar empowers users to discover and explore a wealth of academic resources, enabling in-depth research and knowledge discovery across a multitude of fields

Highlights

• Indexes full text of scholarly literature from peer-reviewed journals, books, and other sources
• Covers a wide range of academic disciplines and publishing formats
• Provides access to publications from Europe and North America's leading scholarly publishers
• Includes non-peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly materials
• Enables comprehensive literature searches and discovery of academic resources