Glossary

Acronym
Enter in this field the acronym of the journal, max 8 characters length, in capital letter or not. It must be unique comparing to the other titles. It is used for the name of the folder in which are saved all the files related to the journal (markup, body, images, etc) and also used for the prefix to the sections code of the journal.
Alphabet
Enter data in this field the alphabet of the Original Title of the journal title.
Center
Code which identifies the center responsible for the creation of the bibliographic records.
Code
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Collections
Select the collections to which the journal belong.
Controlled Vocabulary
Enter in this field the controlled vocabulary used to the key words
Editorial Standard
Standard used to the bibliographic references presentation. This content is related to the Markup program.
Electronic Address
Enter in this field the e-mail address of the publication, used in the process of publication. DO NOT USE PERSONAL e-mails. This information is presented in the foot page of the site.
Fax Number
Fax Number
Final Date

Enter the date of the last issue of the journal in ISO format (year in 4 digits, month 2 digits, day in 2 digits).

Examples:

  1. Final date: Jan./Mar. 1974 = 19740100
  2. Final date: 1987 = 19870000
  3. Final date: Sept. 1988 = 19880900
Final Number

Enter the final number in arabic numerals.

Examples:

  1. Final number: 7
  2. Final number: 10
Final Volume

Number of the last published volume of the serial. Enter the final volume in arabic numerals.

Examples:

  1. Final volume: 10
  2. Final volume: 12
Frequency
Code which identifies the intervals of time in which the issues of the serial are published.
Indexing

Database – Select the database in which the title is indexed.

Examples:

IM - Index Medicus

LL - LILACS

IL - Index Medicus Latino Americano

EM - Excerpta Medica

BA - Biological Abstracts

SP - LILACS-SP

Initial Date

Enter the date of the first issue of the journal in ISO format (year in 4 digits, month 2 digits, day in 2 digits).

Examples:

  1. Initial date: Jan./Mar. 1974 = 19740100
  2. Initial date: 1987 = 19870000
  3. Initial date: Sept. 1988 = 19880900
Initial Number

Enter the initial number in arabic numerals.

Examples:

  1. Initial number: 1
  2. Initial number: 2
Initial Volume

Enter the initial volume in arabic numerals. Omit this information for serials which do not include clear information on the volume.

Examples:

  1. Initial volume: 1
  2. Initial volume: 4
Institution Name
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Is Available?
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Is manager of the collection?
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Is provider of the marked files?
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Issue Bibliographic Strip
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Issue Number
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Issue Publication Date
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Issue Publisher Fullname
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Issue Section
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Issue Title
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Issue Total of documents
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Issue Use Licence
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Issue Volume
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Journal Title

Main title or title proper of the serial, in the language and form in which it appears.

Examples: a) Publication title: British journal of surgery

  1. Publication title: Journal of pediatrics
  2. Publication title: Pediatrics (London)
  3. Publication title: Pediatrics (New York)
  4. Publication title: Abboterapia (English ed.)
  5. Publication title: Abboterapia (Spanish ed.)

udy Area Select one or more subjects related to the journal. The site uses this content to presents the journal title in the site in the list by subject.

Literature Type
Type of literature
Mission

Enter in this field the mission of the journal in English, Spanish and Portuguese. This is used in the home page of the journal.

Examples: a) Misión: To publish the results of original research which contribute significantly to knowledge in medical and biological sciences

b) Misión: La revista publica contribuciones originales de investigadores de todo el mundo en las áreas de parasitología, microbiología, medicina tropical, así como estudios básicos en bioquímica, inmunología, biología celular y molecular, fisiología, y genética relacionados con esas áreas

National Code

Code which identifies the title in the national system of serials of each country (or its equivalent) with the purpose of facilitating the transfer of data between this and other related systems. Enter in this field the code assigned by the institution responsible for the national system of serials of each country (or its equivalent).

Examples:

  1. National Code: 001060-X (Code assigned by the Brazilian National Union List)
  2. National Code: 00043/93
Notes
Enter in this field, in free style, all information of interest to the Center about the serial.
Parallell Titles

Enter parallel titles in accordance with the sequence and typography in which they appear on the title page or its substitute, according to ISBD(S) rules. In case of more than one parallel title, enter them in the sequence which appears on the title page, separated by ENTER (one by line).

Examples:

  1. Publication Title: Archives of toxicology / Parallel Title: Archiv fur Toxikologie
  2. Publication Title: Arzneimittel Forschung / Parallel Title: Drug research
Phone Number
Phone Number
Previous title

Previous title in the language and form in which it appears.

xt Languages Languages in which the articles are published, including the translations. This field is related to the presentation of all the full texts of the site.

pyrighter Copyrighter

Examples:

  1. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
  2. Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
  3. Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro
  4. Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais
Print ISSN
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Publication Level
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Publication Status

Date and status which identify the changes of the journal status in the collection. Date must be in ISO format YYYYMMDD. Status can be:

Ceased: journal will not be published any more.

Current: journal published currently.

Suspended: journal is no longer according to collection´s criteria. In the future it can become current.

Publisher

Name of the publisher and/or issuing body of the serial.

Enter the name of the
publisher responsible for the serial as it appears in the publication.

When the publisher is the same as the issuing body, it is not necessary to repeat it in this field, except when it is indispensable for purposes of acquisition. In case of more than one publisher, enter the first one that appears on the publication or the one that coincides with the place of publication.

Examples:

  1. Publisher: Pergamon Press
  2. Publisher: Plenum Press
Publisher’s Address
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Publisher’s City

Enter the name of the city in full in the language in which it appears in the publication. When the title appears in more than one language, enter the city in the language of the title proper. When it is not possible to determine the place of edition and/or publication of the serial, enter the abbreviation s.l.

Examples:

  1. Place of publication: Port of Spain
  2. Place of publication: London
  3. Place of publication: s.l
Publisher’s Country
Country of the Publication
Publisher’s State

State/Province – Enter in this field the location in the country of the publication, but not the city or town.

Examples:

  1. State/Province: SP
  2. State/Province: RJ
SciELO ISSN

Enter the current ISSN. It can be different or equal to the ISSN used as ID, but it is usually the online ISSN.

ort Title Enter the abbreviated title respecting the upper case letters, lower case letters and accentuation of the corresponding language, according to ISO standard 4-1984 and List of serial title word abbreviations.

This field is mandatory for titles indexed in LILACS and/or MEDLINE.

Examples:

  1. Publication title: West Indian medical journal / Abbreviated title: West Indian med. j.
  2. Publication title: Abboterapia (English ed.) Abbreviated title: Abboterapia (Eng. ed.)
  3. Publication title: Pediatrics (London) Abbreviated title: Pediatrics (London)
SECS Code

Enter in this field the number assigned by BIREME which identifies the title in SeCS (Health Science Serials) database. Mandatory field for Cooperating Centers which input data to SeCS database. This field is used by the system to generate the holding files which are to be transfered to SeCS database.

This field must be entered if SECS is recorded in Field 040; Related Systems.

Examples:

  1. SECS Number: 2
  2. SECS Number: 4
Short Title
Enter the abbreviated title respecting the upper case letters, lower case letters and accentuation of the corresponding language, according to the standard.adopted by the journal.
Sponsor
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Subject / Descriptors

Standard terms used for the subject representation of the serial being described. Terms must be entered in capital letters. Cooperating Centers of BIREME System should use terms taken from DeCS (Descriptors in Health Science). In case of more than one descriptor, enter them in sequence, separating them by ENTER, an item by line. Enter a maximum of 4 descriptors.

Examples:

  1. Descriptors: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
  2. Descriptors: PEDIATRICS
  3. Descriptors: NEUROLOGY PEDIATRICS
  4. Descriptors: GYNECOLOGY OBSTETRICS
Subtitle

Any information subordinate to the title proper which completes it, qualifies it or makes it more explicit. Enter in this field only the information defined as subtitle, with the intent that this information will be useful for the correct identification of the title. Enter other variant forms of the title (extended title, cover title, etc.) in specific fields accordingly.

Example:

  1. Publication Title: MMWR / Subtitle: morbidity and mortality weekly report
Title Category
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Treatment Type
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URL of main collection
Enter the URL of the main collection site. If the journal is published in SciELO Brazil, then www.scielo.br
URL of online submission
Enter the URL of the submission site
URL of the journal
If the journal is published in another site, enter in this field the other site location
Use License
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User name
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User Subscription
Identifies how to access to the articles by subscription. Select the corresponding code: sub; regular subscription reg; electronic registration na; not available, no hay subscription
Validated
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