SciFinder-n

SciFinder-n is a comprehensive discovery tool of chemical information.

New Users

You MUST use your jmu.edu email address. When you select a password it must be:

• Between 7 and 15 characters and meet 3 of the following criteria:
  • Contain Letters
  • Mixed upper and lower case letters
  • Contain Numbers
  • Contain at least one non-alphanumeric character (e.g. @,#,%,&,*)

If you have any questions related to this process, please contact Kathryn Eckler, Science and Math Librarian.

Authorized Users

SciFinder-n is available to JMU students, faculty and staff only, non-JMU users are not authorized for access.

Database Description

SciFinder-n provides access to the following Chemical Abstracts databases, plus Medline covering the biomedical literature:

• CAplus — Chemical Abstracts Plus, an index with abstracts for periodicals in chemistry from 1907 the present.
• CAS Registry — an international resource for chemical substance identification.
• CASREACT — information on synthetic organic research.

Back to Chemistry Subject Guide.