Some databases allow cited reference searching. Start with a relevant article that you already have and find all of its references as well as all articles that have cited it.
The multidisciplinary Scopus database enables cited reference searching. See this guide to citation searching from the University of Adelaide: Scopus: Citation Chaining. Search forward or backward in time, going from one relevant article to many. View the references of relevant articles, as well as the "cited by" articles of relevant articles.
Cited Reference Searching in Scopus Tips for using Scopus to conduct a Cited Reference Search.
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Provides comprehensive coverage of scientific, technical, medical, and social science information, including citation data, dating as far back as 1966 to the present. In addition, 3,500 of its 18,000 journal titles cover the arts and humanities.
- Citation ChaserForward and backward citation searching. This tool enables you to get lists of references from specific articles/studies and also get lists of articles that cite a particular article/study.
- PaperfetcherAn app to automate handsearching and citation searching. for systematic reviews. Incorporates a beta version of citation searching in both forward and backward directions.
- Google Scholar also has a link to references cited within a specific paper as well as a link to articles that have cited the paper. For maximum full text retrieval, access Google Scholar from the AU Libraries website.
