Publications
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Publications include journal articles in peer-reviewed journals, research monographs such as technical reports, newsletters, articles in trade publications, books, and book chapters, with peer-reviewed journal articles being the most common means of research output. Some research studies also provide supplemental (unpublished) materials such as specimens, images or slides related to journal articles; with some studies posting supplemental materials on the website of the research study.
Assessment
Documentation by research study investigators of publications and supplemental/unpublished materials is recommended for tracking of research output.
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Location of published works by a research study will require a review of the literature using resources relevant to the area of study. Some resources that may be helpful in locating publications include the following:
Compendex
Compendex is a comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research, covering all engineering disciplines. It includes bibliographic citations and abstracts from thousands of engineering journals and conference proceedings. Follow directions for searching as noted.
EMBASE
EMBASE is an abstract and indexing (A&I) biomedical and pharmacological database. It contains over 19 million indexed records from over 7,000 journals (including international titles), covering 1947 to the present. Follow directions for searching as noted.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar allows for searching of a particular publication and retrieves results from a variety of sources such as peer-reviewed papers, theses/dissertations, books, meeting abstracts, web sites, gray literature, PPTs, and other formats. Follow directions for searching as noted.
Inspec
Inspec is a comprehensive index to literature in physics, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science and information technology, with significant coverage in areas such as materials science, oceanography, nuclear engineering, geophysics, biomedical engineering and biophysics. Primary coverage is of journal articles and papers presented at conferences, although significant books, technical reports, and dissertations are also included in the database’s 7.3 million records. Follow directions for searching as noted.
PubMed
PubMed is a freely accessible online database of biomedical journal citations and abstracts created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Approximately 5,200 journals published in the United States and more than 80 other countries are indexed in PubMed. Follow directions for searching as noted.
Scopus
Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of research literature and web sources. Updated daily, Scopus offers:
- Over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers
- Over 1,200 Open Access journals
- 520 conference proceedings
- 650 trade publications
- 315 book series
- 23 million patent records
Follow directions for searching as noted.
Web of Knowledge (Web of Science)
Web of Science allows for concurrent searching of the following databases:
- Science Citation Index Expanded (1980-present)
- Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences. It fully indexes over 6,650 major journals across 150 scientific disciplines and includes all cited references captured from indexed articles.
- Social Sciences Citation Index (1980-present)
- The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. It fully indexes over 1,950 journals across 50 social sciences disciplines. It also indexes individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world’s leading scientific and technical journals.
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1980-present)
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It fully covers 1,160 of the world’s leading arts and humanities journals. It also indexes individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.
Follow directions for searching as noted.
WorldCat Catalog
WorldCat allows for searching of a monograph (book) and provides a list of OCLC libraries that have the monograph in their collection. Follow directions for searching as noted.
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Last updated: April 27, 2009