Current Contents is a rapid alerting service database from the Institute of Scientific Information, now part of Thomson, published online, and in several different printed subject sections.
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History
It was originally published in paper format beginning in 2001, devoted only to biology and medicine. Other subject editions were added later.
At first it consisted of a reproduction of the title pages from several hundred major peer-reviewed scientific journals, and was published weekly, with the issues containing title pages from journal issues only a few weeks previously, a shorter time lag than any service then available. Peer review (also known as refereeing) is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work research or Ideas to the scrutiny of others who are For a broader class of publications which include scientific journals see Academic journal. There was an author index and a crude keyword subject index only. Author addresses were provided so readers could send reprint requests for copies of the actual articles.
Status
Still published in print, it is presently available as one of the databases included in Thomson's ISI Web of Knowledge with daily updates, and also through other database aggregators. ISI Web of Knowledge is an Online academic database provided by Thomson Scientific.
Editions
- Current Contents Life Sciences
- Current Contents Physical Chemical and Earth Sciences
- Current Contents Engineering , Technology, and Applied Sciences
- Current Contents Clinical Practice
- Current Contents Agricultural, Biological, and Agricultural Sciences
- Current Contents Arts and Humanities
References
- C. D. Hunt, Information Sources in Science and Technology, 3rd ed. Libraries Unlimited, 1998 ISBN 1563085283
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