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- 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:
- Final date: Jan./Mar. 1974 = 19740100
- Final date: 1987 = 19870000
- Final date: Sept. 1988 = 19880900
- Final Number
Enter the final number in arabic numerals.
Examples:
- Final number: 7
- Final number: 10
- Final Volume
Number of the last published volume of the serial. Enter the final volume in arabic numerals.
Examples:
- Final volume: 10
- 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:
- Initial date: Jan./Mar. 1974 = 19740100
- Initial date: 1987 = 19870000
- Initial date: Sept. 1988 = 19880900
- Initial Number
Enter the initial number in arabic numerals.
Examples:
- Initial number: 1
- 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:
- Initial volume: 1
- 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
- Publication title: Journal of pediatrics
- Publication title: Pediatrics (London)
- Publication title: Pediatrics (New York)
- Publication title: Abboterapia (English ed.)
- 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:
- National Code: 001060-X (Code assigned by the Brazilian National Union List)
- 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:
- Publication Title: Archives of toxicology / Parallel Title: Archiv fur Toxikologie
- 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:
- Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
- Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
- Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro
- 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:
- Publisher: Pergamon Press
- 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:
- Place of publication: Port of Spain
- Place of publication: London
- 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:
- State/Province: SP
- 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:
- Publication title: West Indian medical journal / Abbreviated title: West Indian med. j.
- Publication title: Abboterapia (English ed.) Abbreviated title: Abboterapia (Eng. ed.)
- 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:
- SECS Number: 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:
- Descriptors: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
- Descriptors: PEDIATRICS
- Descriptors: NEUROLOGY PEDIATRICS
- 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:
- 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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