| Label |
Name / Example |
| AN |
Accession Number [Phrase Indexed]
"10000".an.
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The Accession Number (AN) field contains a unique number assigned to the document by the American Geological Institute. The accession number enables you to retrieve a specific record at any time. |
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| AU |
Author [Phrase Indexed]
aaron s.au.
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The Authors (AU) field contains the name(s) of the individual(s) responsible for the content of the original document. |
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| AX |
Author Name [Word Indexed]
aarbakke.ax. |
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The Author Name (AX) index is a combination of the AU and BA fields. It is an index containing the values of each field. |
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| CN |
Collection Name [Word Indexed]
african.cn. |
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The Collection Name (CN) field contains the name assigned to a group of related works. |
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| CP |
Country of Publication [Phrase Indexed]
australia.cp.
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The Country of Publication (CP) field contains the name of the country in which the original document was published. |
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| IB |
ISBN [Phrase Indexed]
3 16 147999 8.ib. |
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The ISBN (IB) field contains the unique identification number assigned to monographs by national ISBN agencies.. |
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| IP |
Issue/Part [Word Indexed]
"106".ip.
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The Issue/Part field (IP) contains the issue and/or part for a particular volume of a journal. The IP field displays as part of the Source (SO) field. |
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| IS |
ISSN Print [Phrase Indexed]
"0012 1363".is.
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The ISSN (IS) field contains the unique identification number assigned to serials by national ISSN agencies. |
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| JN |
Journal Name [Phrase Indexed]
anuario mexicano de derecho internacional.jn. |
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The Journal Name (JN) contains the full title of the indexed journal. The JN is displayed as a part of the Source (SO) field. |
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| JX |
Journal Word [Word Indexed]
aequi.jx.
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The Journal Word (JX) field contains individual words from every journal name indexed. Use this field to retrieve every occurrence of a journal that includes a particular word |
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| LH |
Locally Held [Display Only]
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The Locally Held (LH) field indicates (with a "Y" or an "N") if a journal is held locally. |
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| PG |
Pagination [Word Indexed]
"10158".pg. |
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The Pagination (PG) field contains the initial and final pages of a document. The PG field displays as part of the Source (SO) field. |
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| PT |
Publication Type [Word Indexed]
collection.pt. |
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The Publication Type (PT) field indicates whether the format of the original document is a review or an article. Either format can be a special collections work. |
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| RF |
Reference [Phrase Indexed]
1 chs1 3 87.rf. |
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The Reference (RF) field is a reference (citation) for locating indexed article. |
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| RV |
Reviewer [Word Indexed]
ac.rv. |
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The Reviewer (RV) field contains both the reviewers of books and the authors of the books reviewed |
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| SH |
Subject Heading [Word Indexed]
administrative.sh. |
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The Subject Heading (SH) field contains geographic area and subject terms that describe the content of the original document. The two may occur in combination, although frequently there is only a subject. |
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| SO |
Source [Display Only]
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The Source (SO) field indicates the bibliographic source of the entry. This includes the full journal name, volume number, issue number, pagination, and year of publication. |
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| SP |
Special Collection [Word Indexed]
"06213".sp. |
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The Special Collection (SP) field contains articles and contributions found in works not published as part of a journal or serial, but have been indexed because of their relevance and value, such as essay collections in honor of a person or institution. |
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| TI |
Title [Word Indexed]
"030".ti. |
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The Title (TI) field contains the full title of the indexed article. |
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| UP |
Update Code [Phrase Indexed]
"200903".up. |
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The Update Code (UP) field contains a six digit number indicating the year and the month of the update. |
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| VO |
Volume [Word Indexed]
"1011".vo. |
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The Volume (VO) field indicates the volume of the serial or journal. The VO field displays as part of the Source (SO) field. |
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| YR |
Publication Year [Phrase Indexed]
"2008".yr. |
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The Publication Year (YR) field provides the year in which the original document was published. |
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| You can use special search syntax to combine search terms or strategically develop a search. |
| Operator |
Syntax |
Search Example |
Sample Results |
| OR |
x or y |
heart attack or myocardial infarction |
"Myocardial infarction as a work accident." |
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The OR operator retrieves records that contain any or all of the search terms. For example, the search heart attack or myocardial infarction retrieves results that contain the terms heart attack, myocardial infarction or both terms; results are all inclusive. You can use the OR operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field. |
| AND |
x and y |
good and bad |
"How to distinguish good from bad competition under Article 82 EC: in search of clearer and more coherent standards for anti-competitive abuses." |
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The AND operator retrieves only those records that include all of the search terms. For example, the search blood pressure and stroke retrieves results that contain the term blood pressure and the term stroke together in the same record; results are exclusive of records that do not contain both of these terms.
You can use the AND operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field. |
| NOT |
x not y |
health reform not health maintenance organizations |
"Yankee come back? Occupational safety and health reform in Mexico. " |
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The NOT operator retrieves records that contain the first search term and excludes the second search term. For example, the search health reform not health maintenance organizations retrieves only those records that contain the term health reform but excludes the term health maintenance organizations. In this way, you can use the NOT operator to restrict results to a specific topic.
You can use the NOT operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field. |
| Adjacency (ADJ) |
x y |
good adj bad |
"India's Press Note 18: a case of good, bad or just ugly? " |
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The Adjacent operator (ADJ) retrieves records with search terms next to each other.You do not need to separate search terms manually by inserting ADJ between them, because when you separate terms with a space on the command line, Ovid automatically searches for the terms adjacent to one another. For example, the search blood pressure is identical to the search blood adj pressure. |
| Defined Adjacency (ADJn) |
x ADJn y |
physician adj5 relationship |
"Medical discretion'' in the patient-physician relationship." |
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The defined adjacency operator (ADJn) retrieves records that contain search terms within a specified number (n) of words from each other in any order. To use the adjacency operator, separate your search terms with ADJ and a number from 1 to 99. For example, the search physician adj5 relationship retrieves records that contain the words physician and relationship within five words of each other in either direction. This particular search retrieves records containing such phrases as physician patient relationship, patient physician relationship, or relationship of the physician to the patient. |
| Unlimited Truncation ($) |
x$ |
disease$ |
"Moral luck: exploiting South Africa's policy environment to produce a sustainable national antiretroviral treatment programme." |
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Unlimited truncation retrieves all possible suffix variations of the root word indicated. To apply unlimited truncation to a term, type the root word or phrase followed by either of the truncation characters: $ (dollar sign) or : (colon). For example, in the truncated search disease$, Ovid retrieves the word disease as well as the words diseases, diseased, and more. |
| Limited Truncation ($) |
x$n |
dog$1 |
"The tail that wags the dog: how to prevent Japan stymieing your global buyout." |
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Limited truncation specifies a maximum number of characters that may follow the root word or phrase. For example, the truncated search dog$1 retrieves results with the words dog and dogs; but it does not retrieve results with the word dogma. |
| Mandated Wildcard (#) |
xx#y |
wom#n |
"Women and human rights in the Asia/Pacific region: a perspective from South Asia." |
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Searching with a mandated wildcard retrieves all possible variations of a word in which the wildcard is present in the specified place. You can use it at the end of a term to limit results to only those that contain the word plus the mandated character. For example, the search dog# retrieves results that contain the word dogs, but not those that contain the word dog, effectively limiting results to only those that contain the plural form of the word. The mandated wild card character (#) is also useful for retrieving specialized plural forms of a word. For example, the search wom#n retrieves results that contain both woman and women. You can use multiple wild cards in a single query word. |
| Optional Wildcard (?) |
xx?y |
colo?r |
"Protection of shapes and colour marks in Canada." |
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The optional wild card character (?) can be used within or at the end of a search term to substitute for one or no characters. This wild card is useful for retrieving documents with British and American word variants since it specifies that you want retrieval whether or not the extra character is present. For example, the optional wild card search colo?r retrieves results that contain the words color or colour. You can use multiple wild cards in a single query word. |
| Literal String ("") |
"x / y" |
"good / bad" |
"India's Press Note 18: a case of good, bad or just ugly? " |
| "n" |
"3".vo |
"Journal of Competition Law & Economics. 3; 4, 551-607; 2007." |
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Quotation marks can be used to retrieve records that contain literal strings,
when the string includes special characters, such as a forward slash (/).
Quotation marks can also be used to retrieve records that contain numbers
that may otherwise be confused for earlier searches. In the example, a
search for 3.vo would limit the string from your third search in your search
history to the volume field. By including the number in quotation marks,
the search will retrieve documents with a 3 in the volume number. |
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The following limits are available for this database. See Database Limits in the OvidSP Online Help for details on applying limits.
|
Limit |
Syntax |
| Country of Publication |
Sentence Syntax: |
limit 1 to australia |
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A limit by Country of Publication will restrict retrieval by any country where the record is published. If you choose this limit, you will be presented with a list of countries from which to select. |
| Latest Update |
Sentence Syntax: |
limit 1 to latest update |
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A limit to Latest Update will restrict retrieval to documents which were most recently added to the database. |
Local Holdings |
Sentence Syntax: |
limit 1 to local holdings |
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A limit to local holdings will restrict retrieval to documents from journals held in your local library or library system.
If your System Administrator has created any special messages about a journal's availability, this message will display with the document in the Locally Held (LH) field. |
| Publication Type |
Sentence Syntax: |
limit 1 to review
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A limit by Publication Type will restrict retrieval by any of the publication types.
If you choose this limit, you will be presented with a list of publication types from which to select. |
| Publication Year |
Sentence Syntax: |
limit 1 to yr=2007 |
| Command Syntax: |
..l/1 yr=2007 |
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A limit to Publication Year will restrict retrieval to the specified years covered.
If you choose this option you will be prompted to enter the desired year or year range. The format is 4 digits, e.g., "1989" or "1992-1995." |
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| Sample 1 |
Accession Number
55278
Title
Why regime change is (almost always) a bad idea.
Author
Reed, L.
Source
American Society of International Law: Proceedings. 2004; 98, 289-303; 2004.
Country of Publication
USA
Subject Heading
War [Iraq]
Military occupation [Iraq]
International Law [Iraq]
Publication Type
Article
Reference
98:289-303 '04
ISSN
0272-5037
Publication Year
2004
Update Code
200809 |
| Sample 2 |
Accession Number
62135
Title
Is "good governance' a norm of international law?
Author
Rudolf, B.
Source
1007-1028; 2006.
Special Collection
Dupuy, P.-M., et al., (eds.) Volkerrecht als Wertordnung / Common values in international law: Festschrift fur Christian
Tomuschat. Kehl am Rhein: Engel, 2006.[Tomuschat collection, 1007-1028]
Collection Name
Tomuschat collection
Subject Heading
International Law
Publication Type
Article; Collection
ISSN
3-88357-136-9
Publication Year
2006
Update Code
200903 |
| Sample 3 |
Accession Number
6265
Title
The white man's burden: why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good, 2006
Author
Easterly, W.
Reviewer
Broude, T.
Source
Journal of International Economic Law. 10; 4, 1009-1019; 2007.
Country of Publication
UK
Publication Type
Review
Reference
10:1009-1019 '07
ISSN
1369-3034
Publication Year
2007
Update Code
200809 |
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