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BIOSIS Previews



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Description

BIOSIS Previews database is a comprehensive index to life science and biomedical research. Each year BIOSIS adds more than 560,000 references covering many disciplines including: Biology, General; Neurology; Neuroscience; Physiology; Agronomy; Biochemistry & Biophysics; Cell Biology; Genetics; Invertebrate Biology, Zoology; Multidisciplinary Life & Medical Sciences; Earth & Environmental Sciences; Food Science & Technology; Microbiology; Anatomy; Developmental Biology; Plant Sciences; Embryology; Histology; Molecular Biology; Neuroanatomy; Pharmacology, Marine Biology.

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Detailed search help is available from the vendor – click on the top right of the search screen. Instructions are provided on Basic and Advanced searching techniques. Also available from the main search screen is a pull down menu to limit searches to specific fields such as Topic, Author, Title, Publication Name and others.

For help using these indexes see: How do I find an article on my topic?

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Dates covered

1990 - present.

Updating frequency

Weekly.

Sources

Indexes more than 5,500 sources including more than 5,000 international journals, published meetings, symposia and workshops, patents, book and software reviews.

Type of coverage

Indexing with citations and abstracts.

Print counterpart or
related resources

  • Biological Abstracts
  • Biological Abstracts/RRM, and
  • BioResearch Index

Producer/content provider

BIOSIS

Vendor/electronic presentation provider

Thomson Reuters

Core Subject(s)

Biology/Botany/Zoology