Science Periodicals
The journals listed below are all available through your library. Contact lis@mlc.wa.edu.au to arrange your access.
General | Astronomy | Biology | Chemistry | Psychology | Teaching Science
This magazine is available as a hard copy and can be delivered to your pigeon hole.
This html full text version of the magazine and journal article is available through one of our databases.
This magazine is available only online through one of our databases. It will appear exactly as it does in the paper version.
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Dedicated to Australian and New Zealand science and provides a unique local perspective on scientific developments and issues.
6 per year
Walter Shepherd Resource Centre
Publication ceased Aug 2019. Volume 37-40 held in library
This magazine strives to inspire and to educate, connecting readers to Australian landscapes, plants and animals, science, industry and people.
6 per year
Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database
Access Full Text: 01/01/1998 to 05/01/2018
This magazine strives to inspire and to educate, connecting readers to Australian landscapes, plants and animals, science, industry and people.
6 per year
Walter Shepherd Resource Centre
Available issues: From March/ April 2023
Cosmos aims to inspire curiosity in ‘The Science of Everything’ and make the world of science accessible to everyone.
4 per year
Walter Shepherd Resource Centre
News magazine for science devoted to the wonders, mysteries and challenges of modern science, written for the educated layperson.
10 per year
Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database
Access Full Text: 01/01/2001 to present
Double Helix is Australia’s leading science magazine for a youth audience packed with science news, features, experiments, giveaways and lots more.
8 per year
Walter Shepherd Resource Centre
The articles in this magazine deal with interesting people, places, customs, activities and nature on a world-wide scale.
12 per year
Access Full Text: 01/01/1995 to 07/01/2021
Presents articles of interest to children ages 8-14, dealing with crafts, nature, world cultures, science and general interest.
12 per year
Access Full Text: 01/01/2000 to 01/06/2021
Articles deal with conservation, the natural world, wildlife, foreign lands & people, urban problems and astronomy.
9 per year
A popular STEM magazine for 12+. Also has a podcast.
12 per year
Walter Shepherd Resource Centre
A weekly news magazine.
52 per year
A magazine that looks at topic and subjects researched, studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institute including science, history, art, popular culture and innovation.
12 per year
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Aimed at the astronomical community and written by amatuer astronomers, for amateur astronomers.
4 per year
Astronomy is a magazine targeting amateur astronomers for its readers, it contains columns on sky viewing, reader-submitted astrophotographs and articles on astronomy and astrophysics that are readable by nonscientists.
12 per year
Written for the knowledgeable amateur astronomer and includes articles on space science, astronomy, observatories, planetariums, telescopes and celestial events.
12 per year
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Australian Zoologist, specialises in topics relevant to Australian zoology.
3 per year
The Biological Sciences Review helps students learn more, gaining deeper subject knowledge and the skills to study independently, to get the grade they’re really looking for. It contains a lively mix of authoritative articles and topical columns, all directly relevant to senior high school and first year undergraduate students. Coverage is broad ranging from genetic engineering to acid rain, from evolution to photosynthesis, from population control to the function of joints. Articles are edited by academics at the University of Manchester.
4 per year
Walter Shepherd Resource Centre
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The Royal Australian Chemical Institute’s magazine for and about the chemical science professions.
11 per year
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This magazine has topical articles, cutting-edge research and brand new case studies to deepen student’s subject knowledge and develop independent learning skills.
4 per year
Walter Shepherd Resource Centre
Presents scientifically accurate psychological information for the layperson.
6 per year
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Thematic issues containing articles, puzzles, projects and news in science for middle school students.
8 per year
The journal from National Science Teachers Association in the United States. It features articles on teaching science and content of interest to middle and high school science teachers.
8 per year
Journal from the National Science Teachers Association in the United States. It includes articles about teaching science and topics relevant to high school students.
9 per year
The journal of the Australian Science Teachers Association. It promotes the teaching of science in all Australian schools with a focus on classroom practices and contributes to the professional development of teachers of science.
4 per year