Fig. 2 Percentage of Document Types covered in BA and BA/RRM
I f i n d i n
B A
a n d
B A / R R M ?
A
document must relate to life science research to be included in BA or BA/RRM.
Topics include:
· Traditional Biology:
Botany, Ecology, Zoology, etc.
· Interdisciplinary Areas:
Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Pharmacology, etc.
· Related Areas:
Instrumentation, Methodologies, etc.
What DOCUMENT TYPES are covered in BA and BA/RRM?
The following chart illustrates the wide variety of document types indexed for inclusion in
BA and BA/RRM and provides a basis for coverage comparison between the two products.
W h a t a r e a s o f r e s e a r c h c a n
BA
·
Primary journal articles
·
Reviews that appear in primary
journals(surveys or reviews of
literature with little or no original
research if reported in journals)
·
Short Communications(of a
technical nature)
·
Notes(of a technical nature)
·
Reports(primary journal articles
reporting technical data)
BA/RRM
·
Reviews(surveys or reviews of literature
with little or no original research reported,
including abstracts when available)
·
Conference Proceedings
·
Meeting Papers
·
Meeting Summaries
·
Meeting Reports(informative summaries of
meetings, published in primary journals, which
provide new information or recommendations)
(1989-present)
·
Books
·
Book Chapters
·
Software(summary of biology-related software)
·
U.S. Patents (1986-1989 and 1995 forward)
Fig. 1 Document Types covered in BA and BA/RRM
BIOSIS' coverage
emphasizes new research
in traditional biology,
interdisciplinary areas,
and related areas.
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W h a t a r e a s o f r e s e a r c h c a n I f i n d i n
B A a n d B A / R R M ?
Research Articles 62%
Meetings 29%
U.S. Patents 3%
Books, CD-ROM, and Other Reviews 2%
Reviews and Reports 4%
