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ZOOLOGY SUBJECT PORTAL

 

Welcome to the research support for Zoology users!

 

The Resources for this subject have been selected by your subject librarian Pavlinka Kovatcheva, APK Campus, Level 1, Tel: 011 559-2621, e-mail: pkovatcheva@uj.ac.za

 

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LIBRARY SUPPORT TO ZOOLOGY USERS LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES LIBRARY SUPPORT TO ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS LIBRARY RESOURCES & SERVICES About UJ Library  How to create Library PIN for access to Library Resources Library Services  Library Collections Information Resources Sciences Subject Collections Additional Subject Collections Printing & Photocopying (APK Library)  ZOOLOGY JOURNALS AND DATABASES FULL-TEXT JOURNALS SEARCH JOURNALS ABBREVIATIONS TOP ZOOLOGY DATABASES  SEARCH ENGINES  FULL-TEXT ZOOLOGY JOURNALS FULL-TEXT SCIENCES JOURNALS REFERENCE WORKS ELECTRONIC DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS ONLINE BOOKS UNIVERSITY & SCIENCES LINKS  CONFERENCES LINKS SCIENCES RESEARCH LINKS (RANKING, IMPACT FACTOR, ETC.)

 

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LIBRARY SUPPORT TO ZOOLOGY USERS

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Do you know how to CREATE A PIN for access to the Library resources? 

Forgot your Password (PIN)? Contact the LENDING DESK staff for assistance.

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LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES

 

Visit the Library Support to Undergraduates & New Students Portals for more information.

 

Library Membership 

• Library Membership to UJ Library

• To access the UJ Library use your student card @ the entrance

 

Searching & Borrowing Materials from UJ Library 

• UJLink: Library Catalogue

• MyUJLink (My library account). Login with Surname, Student number & PIN.

• Lending Desk Services: How to borrow, renew & return books, etc.

• Inter Campus Loan (how to borrow books from other Campuses)

  

Learners Support Services

• Course Reserves (print and electronic resources for your studies)
• Online Exam Papers (previous exam papers). Login with a PIN is required.

 

Librarian Advice & Training 

• Library User Education: First year & Undergraduates (training in the use of the library and its resources)
• Library Support to Undergraduates
• New Students
• Virtual Learning Environment/Assignments Instructions
• Training schedule for 2009
• Need help: Ask-A-Librarian
• Training Guides & Tutorials

 

Assignments & Projects Instructions

• Research it Right! How to get started with your assignment topic (Interactive Tutorial)

• Getting Started with Research: Help with Assignments & Projects

• Plagiarism: What it is and How to avoid it.

• Harvard Reference Techniques

 

Social Networking

• Follow me on: Twitter; Sciences Librarian News Blog; Sciences Librarian Research News; "Chat" in real time - MeeboMe; Tagged articles on Delicious.  

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LIBRARY SUPPORT TO ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS

 

Go to these relevant portals to find more information on: Library Support to Teaching & Library Support to Research

 

Library Membership 

• Library Membership to UJ Library

• Library Membership to Other University Libraries (Letter of Introduction)

 

Searching & Borrowing Materials from UJ Library 

• UJLink: Library Catalogue

• MyUJLink (My library account). Login with Surname, Student number & PIN.

• Lending Desk Services: How to borrow, renew & return books, etc.

• Inter Campus Loan (how to borrow books from other Campuses)

 

Borrowing Materials from Other Libraries

• Inter Library Loan (how to borrow materials from other libraries)

 

Teaching Support

• Course Reserves /Short Loan (print and electronic resources for your studies. How to place materials on Reserve?

• Online Exam Papers (previous exam papers). Log-in with a PIN is required. How to submit exam paper to the Library?

• Submit & Search Theses & Dissertations/ Institutional Repositories

• Virtual Learning Environment (How to help students via EduLink)

 

Librarian Advice & Training

• Library User Education: Researchers & Academics (training in the use of the library and its resources)

• Training schedule for 2009  (Need an Advanced Training? Book NOW!)

• Need help: Ask-A-Librarian

• Training Guides & Tutorials

 

Research Support

• Research Support Portal (One step to your Research needs)
• Getting started with Research  
• Research it Right! How to get started with your topic research (Interactive Tutorial)

• Engaged in Research (The Research Process)

• How to Get Published (NEW!)

 

Theses & Dissertations (T & D)(incl. Institutional Repositories)

• UJ Digispace  (Online T & D; UJ Repositories)
• UJLink: Library Catalogue (Print T & D)  

• IR Space (13 SA Open Repositories, incl. T & D)   

• Theses & Dissertations & Open Institutional Repositories Portal (Incl. Nexus) Don't miss this!

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Current Awareness Tools

• Journals Table of Content (ToC). Make use of ticTOC's services to keep current. Read more...

 

Manage your References

• RefWorks & RefShare (RefWorks Help)     

 

Citing & Referencing

• Harvard Reference Technique (UJ)                                                     
• Plagiarism: What it is and How to avoid it.
• Copyright: (Thapelo Mashishi, e-mail: thapelom@uj.ac.za; Tel: 011 559 2182)

 

Impact Journals

• Journal Citation Report (JCR) (Tutorial; Brochure)                               
• SCImago Journal & Country Rank (Elsevier) (Help!)

 

South African Accredited Journals

• South African Accredited Journals (DoE)                                                     
• South African Journals on ISI and IBSS 

 

Internationally Accredited Journals

• ISI Accredited Journals                                                                      
• International Bibliography of Social Sciences (IBSS) Accredited journals 

 

Social Networking

• Follow me on: Twitter; Facebook; Sciences Librarian News Blog; Sciences Librarian Research News; "Chat" in real time - MeeboMe; Tagged articles on Delicious 

 

  Your Subject Librarian will help you with any queries or requests for "topic search", library problem solving, etc.  

 

Go back to the Sciences Librarian Portal!

 

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LIBRARY RESOURCES & SERVICES

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Quick links to the MAIN library resources and services:

 

About UJ Library 

UJ Library                                              Campus Libraries         

Library Regulations                                 Study Cubicles 

Library Submission Forms                        Library Staff (APK & DFC Campuses)    

Library Hours                                          Library Hours: 24h Study Area

 

How to create Library PIN for access to Library Resources

Create PIN in the Library.pdf

 

Library Services 

Ask-A-Librarian                 Information Librarians                   Virtual Learning Environment      

Lending Services               Inter Campus Loan Service             Inter Library Loan Service         

Copyright                          Bindery

 

Library Collections

• Course Reserves
• UJ Online Exam Papers
• Rare Book Collection & UJ Archives, APK

 

Information Resources

• UJLink: Library Catalogue      
• CASE: A-to-Z Journals  (NEW!)      
• Open Science Journals            
• A-to-Z Databases 
• Sciences Librarian Portal                                                                        

 

Sciences Subject Collections

Sciences Librarian Portal                Applied Mathematics & Mathematics

Astronomy & Astrophysics               Biochemistry

Biology                                           Botany & Plant Biotechnology

Chemistry                                       Energy

Environmental Management             Geography

Geology                                          Human Anatomy & Physiology

Information Technology                 Microbiology

Physics                                           Statistics

Zoology

  

Additional Subject Collections

Accounting     Economics      Education       Law      Politics

 

Printing & Photocopying (APK Library) 

Support to photocopiers and printers resides with Xerox. Ask for assistance: Level 5, Elevators foyer, Tel: 011 559 2184.

Photocopiers are available on: Level 1, 2 5 7 6. Printing stations are available on: Level 2 & 5.

 

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ZOOLOGY JOURNALS AND DATABASES

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The databases below are the most relevant resources where you can start your search for Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, Reviews, Electronic books, Standards, Patents, etc.

 

REMOTE ACCESS is available to all the databases. Just log-in with your SURNAME, STUDENT /STAFF NUMBER, PIN. Learn how to create PIN.

 

Remember!

• By searching the databases, you search for a JOURNALS ARTICLES.
• When searching CASE: A-to-Z Journals, you search for JOURNALS TITLES
•  For in-depth research on a topic start with these Bibliographic Databases: Parasitology Database, Science Citation Index, Africa-Wide: Nipad, Water Resources Worldwide, etc.
•  If you look for full-text articles to complete your assignment or project, then search any of these databases: JSTOR, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley Interscience, Academic Search Premier, Academic OneFile.  
•  For assistance and guidance contact your subject librarian (contact details at the TOP)

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FULL-TEXT JOURNALS SEARCH

 

Search the following resources, when you need to find specific JOURNAL title: 

• CASE: A-to-Z Journals (New!)   
• UJLink: Library Catalogue. (New feature: Links to online journals, where available)  
• Open Science Directory: A-to-Z Open Access Journals (incl. DOAJ, BioMed Central, PubMed Central, HighWire Press, HINARI, AGORA, OARE, eJDS. Read MORE...
• Open Access Journals: Links to over 30 Open Access Sciences Journals Portals.

• Bentham Open Access Journals (incl. Biological Sciences, Marine Science journals)

• SCIRO Journals (Australian Journals; Not full-text; Some Open Access)

 

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JOURNALS ABBREVIATIONS

 

In many references the Journal title is ABBREVIATED. The links below will help you find the FULL-TEXT journal title. 

• Biological Journals and Abbreviations

• Chemistry & Biochemistry Journals Abbreviation

• Frontiers in Biosciences (Abbreviation, ISSN, Coverage)

• ISI Journals Titles Abbreviations

• Journal Titles & Abbreviations (BIOSIS format)

• Science & Engineering Abbreviations 

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TOP ZOOLOGY DATABASES

 

Bibliographic Databases

• Africa-Wide: Nipad (through EbscoHost)(Covers Africa and South Africa)

• Biological & Agricultural Index (through EbscoHost, Abstracts, 1983+)

• BioOne (BioSciences Journals)(Title List; News)

• BIOSIS Preview (Dialog)(Password protected. Contact: pkovatcheva@uj.ac.za) (Abstracts, 1926+)

• Current Content Connect (ISI Web of Knowledge, 1998+)

          - Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences

          - Life Sciences 

• EMBASE (Dialog)(Password protected. Contact: pkovatcheva@uj.ac.za) (Biomedical & Pharmacological)
• Entrez: The Life Sciences Search Engine 

• Parasitology Database (Abstracts, 1973+) (HELP!)

• Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Science, 1981+)

 

Full-text Databases (incl. abstracts only)

• Academic OneFile (Infotrac; Multidisciplinary)
• Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost; Multidisciplinary)
• BioMed Central (Open Access; Journals per Subject; Journals per Title; Biology Image Library)
• JSTOR (3-5 years moving wall)(Biological Collection: 204 journals; Zoology: 55 journals; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: 70 journals)
• PubMed Central (Open Access; PubMed Journals)
• SA E-Publications (South African journals)

• SA Media (through Sabinet Online)( SA Newspapers)

• ScienceDirect (full-text from 1995+)
• SpringerLink (full-text: Archive + Current as per License agreement)

• Water Resources Worldwide (through EbscoHost)

• Wiley Interscience (full-text, Blackwell journals from 1997+; Wiley Journals - abstracts only)

 

P.S. If you are still unsure, which database to use, go to the Databases Information sheet. 

 

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 SEARCH ENGINES 

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Search Accross multiple Publishers to find references for your research: 

 

Use Google Scholar to search for academic articles across multiple publishers: Springer, Elsevier, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, JSTOR, Blackwell-Wiley, SAGE and many more.

 

You can EXPORT your references directly to RefWorks! Read MORE...

 

 

 

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FULL-TEXT ZOOLOGY JOURNALS

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Selected Zoology Full-text Journals:

 

A-B-C

• African Zoology (SA E-Publication, 2000+) 
• Aquaculture (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Aquatic Toxicology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Basic and Applied Ecology (ScienceDirect, 2000+)
• Biological Conservation (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Biological Control (ScienceDirect, 1995)
• Current Biology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)

 

E-F

• Ecological Complexity (ScienceDirect, 2004+)
• Ecological Indicators (ScienceDirect, 2001+)
• Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Fish and Shellfish Immunology (ScienceDirect, 1995+) 
• Fisheries Research (ScienceDirect, 1995+)

 

I-J

• Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Journal of Insect Physiology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Journal of Invertebrate Pathology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Journal of Marine Systems (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Journal of Nature Conservation (ScienceDirect, 2002+)
• Journal of Sea Research (ScienceDirect, 1996+)

 

L-M

• Limnologica- Ecology and Management of Inland Waters (ScienceDirect, 1999+)
• Mammalian Biology (ScienceDirect, 2002+)
• Marine Environmental Research (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Marine Genomics (ScienceDirect, 2008+)
• Marine Policy (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Marine Pollution Bulletin (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Mathematical Biosciences (ScienceDirect, 1995+)

 

O-S-T

• Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research (SA E-Publications, 2003+)  
• Organisms Diversity & Evolution (ScienceDirect, 2004+)
• South African Journal of Animal Science (SA E-Publications, 2000+)  
• South African Journal of Wildlife Research (SA E-Publications, 1991+) 
• Systematic Parasitology (SpringerLink) 
• Trends in Ecology & Evolution (ScienceDirect, 1995+)

 

V-W-Z

• Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Veterinary Microbiology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Veterinary Parasitology (ScienceDirect, 1995+)
• Water SA (SA E-Publication, 2001+) 
• Der Zoologische Garten (ScienceDirect, 2007+)
• Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology (ScienceDirect, 2001+)
• Zoology (ScienceDirect, 2001+)

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FULL-TEXT SCIENCES JOURNALS

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Full text delay due to publisher restrictions ("embargo")

 

• American Scientist (Print Subscription, 1969+; Academic Search Premier, 2002+)
• Nature (Print Subscription; Academic Search Premier, 1997+, Embargo: 1 year)
• New Scientist (Print Subscription, Academic Search Premier, 2002+, Embargo: 30 days)
• Science in Africa
• Science Online

• South African Journal of Science (SA E-Publication, 2001+; Print Subscription)

• Scientific American (Academic Search Premier, 1995+)
• Transactions of the Royal Society of Suth Africa (SA E-Publication, 2000+)

 

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REFERENCE WORKS

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ELECTRONIC DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

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AccessScience

Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Articles, current news and research updates, biographies of leading scientists, image galleries, multimedia. Definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms.  HELP/FAQs! 

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Oxford Dictionary of Animal Behaviour

This dictionary covers every aspect of animal behaviour and includes terms from the related fields of ecology, physiology and psychology. Jargon free and informative, this dictionary is an essential source of reference for students of biology, psychology, and zoology, as well as fascinating reading for all those interested in animal behaviour. Need HELP?

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Oxford Dictionary of Biology

Comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. It includes biographies of key scientists, and feature articles on important topics, such as bioinformatics, genetically modified organisms, microarray technology, and RNA interference. The dictionary’s chronologies chart developments in major fields including cell biology, genetics, microscopy, and vitamins. Need HELP?

 

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Oxford Dictionary of Ecology

The most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available. Written in a clear, accessible style, it contains over 6,293 entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Coverage is wide-ranging and includes plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, pollution, conservation, habitat management, evolution, environmental pollution, climatology and meteorology. NeedHELP?

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Oxford Dictionary of Environments & Conservation

Contains over 8,500 entries on all aspects of environmental science and conservation. Social as well as scientific in focus, it provides comprehensive coverage of the social aspect of environmental science and ecology, as well as biographies of key figures in the field. International in scope, it embraces a broad spectrum of environmental areas including sustainable development; biodiversity; conservation; environmental ethics, philosophy, and history; resource management; sociology; and policy on the environment. Need HELP?

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Oxford Dictionary of Scientists

This is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available. Spanning over 2,500 years, it covers all areas of science, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology. Offering clear explanations of the science itself as well as its historical significance, the dictionary includes coverage of all Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry, physiology, and medicine. Need HELP? 

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Oxford Dictionary of Zoology

The most comprehensive and up-to-date of its kind, containing over 5,250 entries on all aspects of zoology. Complemented with numerous illustrations, it includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology and it provides full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammal. Need HELP?

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Oxford Encyclopedia of Insects and their Allies

In this definitive and beautifully written book, Christopher O'Toole has compiled an authoritative overview of all the world’s terrestrial anthropods. Taking each group in turn, from millipedes to mantids and from spiders to scorpions, this volume provides a summary of the current scientific understanding of this fascinating group of animals. Exceptionally illustrated with specially commissioned artwork illuminating the text, this work is the one-stop guide to the host of largely unseen 'mini-beasts' that share our world 

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Oxford Encyclopedia of Mammals

Comprehensively revised and updated to reflect the most recent developments in modern zoology. It covers the behaviour, diet, distribution, and evolution of every known living mammal in the world in clear, accessible language, and is superbly illustrated throughout with photographs and original artwork. Need HELP?

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Oxford Encyclopedia of Underwater Life

This Encyclopedia offers unrivalled coverage of the fish and aquatic invertebrates that inhabit our rivers, lakes, and oceans. It describes in detail the anatomy, behaviour, habitat, breeding, and conservation status of species: from microscopic, single-celled organisms swept along by water currents to gigantic powerhouses of the deep. Need HELP?

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Oxford New Encyclopedia of Birds

The definitive single-volume guide to birds of the world. Entries prepared by a team of renowned biologists and conservationists give a systematic account of every family, covering their form and function, distribution, diet, social behaviour, and breeding biology. With one-eighth of all bird species now under threat, special attention is given to environmental and conservation issues. Need HELP?

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Oxford New Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians 

This superbly designed and illustrated encyclopedia has brought together a wealth of new and fascinating information on amphibians and reptiles in one volume. Need HELP?

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Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. Need HELP? 

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Oxford Reference Online

Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. The Premium Collection offers over 175 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published. Need HELP? View all subjects! 

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ONLINE BOOKS

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Google Books (partly full-text; Can't print, just read)

  

• Pathobiology of Marine and Estuarine Organisms. JA Couch, J Fournie and RE Menzer. 1992

 

 

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UNIVERSITY & SCIENCES LINKS 

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If you want to go directly to your Student Portal, Department, Faculty of Science or University web pages, click on any of the links below.

 

• UJ News 
• University of Johannesburg               
• UJ Research & Innovation                           
• UJ Rated Researchers    
• Faculty of Science                             

• Department of Zoology

• EduLink (Student Portal)                  
• NRF: National Research Foundation 

 

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CONFERENCES LINKS

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• Academic Conferences Worldwide
• Gordon Research Conferences (Provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences, and their related technologies)
• Science Conference Proceedings (About; HELP) 

 

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SCIENCES RESEARCH LINKS (RANKING, IMPACT FACTOR, ETC.)

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• ScienceWatch: Tracking Trends & Performance in Basic Research (Data and Rankings; Analyses, Interviews)

          - ScienceWatch RSS NEWS Feeds 

          - Sci-Bytes: What's New in Research

          - Fast Breaking Papers

          - New Hot Papers in Science (from Essential Science Indicators, Thomson Reuters)

          - Emerging Research Fronts

          - Fast Moving Fronts (Research Fronts that are growing most rapidly)

          - Research Front Maps (Clusters of highly cited papers and research front maps)

          - Country Profiles

          - What's Hot in... (Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics)

 

• Journal Citation Report (JCR) (Tutorial; Brochure)       

                        

• SCImago Journal & Country Rank (Elsevier) (Help!)  

 

• SciTopics: Research Summaries by Topic: Agricultural & Biological Sciences (Elsevier)

          - About SciTopics

          - Author Index

          - HELP!  

          - Read MORE!

 

• Academia.edu (Academia is a tree of academics around the world, displayed according to university/department affiliation)(About; Read MORE!)