يعرف البحث العلمي على أنه مجموعة من الخطوات المنتظمة والمدروسة، تبنى على معلومات تجمع حول مشكلة معيّنة، وخضعت للفحص والتّدقيق، وذلك لحلّ المشكلة.
ويقوم به شخص يدعى (الباحث)؛ للوصول إلى الحقائق لحلّ قضيّة تسمّى (موضوع البحث)؛ إذ يتّبع طريقة علميّة تسمّى (منهج البحث)؛ ليصل إلى حلول تسمّى (نتائج البحث).
وكما هو معروف فإن البحث العلمي/الأكاديمي يتطلب البحث عن مصادر عديدة وزيارات موقعة كثيرة للوصول
إلى المعلومات المطلوبة، سنقوم بعرض مجموعة من محركات البحث التي ستساعدكم في ذلك ونبذة بالإنجليزية عن كل محرك منها..
General:
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Online Journals Search Engine :In this free, powerful scientific search engine, you can discover journals, articles, research reports, and books in scientific publications.
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Directory of Open Access Journals :When you need top-quality journal writings for free, the Directory of Open Access Journals is a great place to check out. You’ll get access to a searchable journal of full-text quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
Jurn :In this curated academic search engine, you’ll get results from over 4,000 free scholarly e-journals in the arts and humanities.
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