OhioLINK Databases - BIOSIS Previews (includes Biological Abstracts)

BIOSIS Previews (includes Biological Abstracts) collects abstracts and bibliographic references to worldwide biological and medical literature. Biological Abstracts contains references to journal items focusing on vital biological and medical research findings, pharmacological studies, and discoveries of new organisms. Approximately 5,500 international journals are monitored, representing virtually every life science discipline. BIOSIS Previews also covers international meetings, review articles, books, and monographs.

Subject keywords: Agriculture. Biochemistry. Biology. Biotechnology. Botany. Ecology. Environment. Microbiology. Neurology. Pharmacology. Public health.

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Format: Index to Journal Articles
Dates of Coverage: 1969-present
Update Schedule: Weekly.
Database Producer: BIOSIS.

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Brief Description: Index and abstracts to international journal articles in biological and medical research. BIOSIS Previews also covers books and meetings.