Want more details about a particular journal?

While there are many ways to get detailed publication information, one of the quickest is through the NLM Catalog: Journals referenced in the NCBI Databases portal, found within the PubMed homepage.

The database includes journals that are either currently or in the past were indexed in MEDLINE or in PubMed Central (PMC).

Each record provides all the historical names of the journal, the publication start date, current frequency and historical changes to the frequency, ISSNs for print and electronic versions, etc.

Note: This portal is not about journal rankings. That can be found in Journal Citation Reports (JCR). JCR provides metrics for journals, including impact factor.

Knowing that a journal is indexed in PubMed/Medline can be important when submitting a manuscript, as it provides a direct avenue for users to find your paper.

PubMed Labs is a test site exploring new features and tools that may be added to PubMed. These include:

• New interface
• New search algorithm
• Better support for mobile devices with responsive layout

Feel free to try out the website and share your feedback.

If you are entirely new to PubMed or simply want to learn more, please ASK US or register for a Library workshop during the summer months of June, July and August.

Embase is a comprehensive database covering international literature in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Embase also has a feature that can be useful to users seeking help to identify studies that serve as the “best evidence” for answering their focused clinical question.  The PICO search form (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) can help ensure the user has considered all components of their question!

If you want to learn more about PICO, feel free to Ask Us.