Journal articles are:
Found in academic (also called scholarly) journals
Authored by academics and researchers
Written for an audience of other scholars, researchers, and students
Written to advance scholarship and knowledge
Frequently reviewed by academics and scholars (“peer-reviewed”)
Include bibliographic references
The most efficient way to search for academic journal articles is to search in scholarly databases which index numerous journals.
Below are suggested academic and science scholarly databases that you can use to search for articles for your research paper. There are also recommendations for specific planetary science journals if you'd like to explore them.
Follow the links to the databases and then enter your search terms to search for articles. In many databases, you can also apply filters to limit your search, such as limiting to articles with full-text PDFs attached or to certain publication dates.
Here are a few of the best databases for searching for academic journal articles on a variety of subjects, including planetology.
Here are a few of the best databases for researching science topics, including planetary science.