Journals Collection

UCL holds extensive collections of journals in both online and print formats.

For details of UCL's holdings of both formats, please search Explore (the library catalogue). View our e-journals page for more details about online access. See below for details about print journals.

How to find a print journal.

Check the location in Explore to find out which UCL library holds the journal you need. You will need to visit the library in person to browse the print journals, or you can request a single article via the Scan & Send service.

If Explore indicates that the print journal is held at the Queen Square Library, please note that most, but not all, of our print journals are stored in the main journal collection on the 1st floor, 23 Queen Square and can be consulted on demand by any registered library member. Print journals cannot be borrowed, they are for use in the library only. Some older print journals are kept in our local Neurology store and you will need to request access to these. If a journal record in Explore shows the location "Neurology store" please contact the library in advance and we will get the item(s) ready for you. Note: if Explore shows the location as "Stores", this is kept in remote storage outside London and you will need to request the item via the UCL Stores Service.

What if UCL does not have the journal you need?

You can search for journals held by libraries outside UCL via library catalogue. A list of other libraries can be found on our other libraries page. You can also obtain a copy of an article from a journal held by another library by placing an Inter Library Loans request (available only to registered library users). Please note that a charge may be payable for this service. 

Older journals with media supplements.

A small number of the older print journals held at Queen Square were supplied with accompanying media. These were tested on receipt but considering the limited lifespan of digital media we cannot guarantee that the media will work and replacements are not available. You may need to source a video player, or a computer with a suitable disc drive to view the content; the library does not have any PCs with suitable drives. The titles with media supplements are:

• American Journal of Neuroradiology Archive: 1995-97 (Disc 1) and 1997-99 (Disc 2).
• Anesthesiology Annual Meeting Abstracts: 2000 (Disc 22), 2001 (Disc 24), 2003 (Disc 62), 2004 (Disc 71), 2005 (Disc 72), 2006 (Disc 73), 2007 (Disc 101).
• Annals of Neurology 30th anniversary commemorative CD-ROM, 2007 (Disc 96).
• Cerebrovascular Diseases Annual Meeting Abstracts: 2002 (Disc 51), 2003 (Disc 52), 2004 (Disc 68), 2006 (Disc 53).
• Epilepsia Meeting Abstracts: 2006 (Disc 107), 2009 (Disc 6).
• Eye news State of the art refractive & cataract surgery supplement, 2005 (Disc 35).
• Headache & Cephalagia Archive: to 1995 (Disc 3), to 2002 (Disc 65 & 66).
• Movement Disorders video supplements: 2002 (Disc 69), 2003 (Disc 64 & 67), 2004 (Disc 59 & 70), 2005 (Disc 94 & 104), 2006 (Disc 95 & 100), 2007 (Disc 97, 98 & 121), 2008 (Disc 81 & 122), 2009 (Disc 91).
• Nature supplements: 2002 (Disc 58), 2006 (Disc 105).
• Neuroimage Annual Meeting Abstracts: 2002 (Disc 48), 2003 (Disc 47), 2004 (Disc 63), 2005 (Disc 74), 2006 (Disc 60), 2007 (Disc 106).
• Neurosurgery Thoracolumbar spinal deformity: evaluation and treatment Supplement (Disc 9).
• Neurosurgical Focus supplements: 2001 (Disc 49), 2002 (Disc 50), 2007 (Disc 23).
• Sleep Archives: 1999 (Disc 21).
• Spine Archives: vol.1-30 (Disc 15).