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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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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)