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FAQ: NLM® LocatorPlus® -- Database of NLM-Held Journal Titles and Abbreviations

Question: Is there an online database that contains the full titles and abbreviations of journals held by NLM?

Answer:

You can find the full titles and title abbreviations of journals held by the National Library of Medicine® in these NLM databases:

  • The  LocatorPlus database at http://locatorplus.gov

    • Includes full titles, title abbreviations and NLM holdings information
    • Includes MARC records
  • The NLM Catalog at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog

    • Includes full titles and title abbreviations
    • Includes a link to LocatorPlus for NLM holdings information
  • The PubMed® Journals Database at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/journals

    • Includes full titles and title abbreviations of journals in Entrez databases (e.g., PubMed, Nucleotide, Protein)
    • Includes a link to the NLM Catalog


You can search for a journal by entering either the title or its abbreviation to retrieve a record with an NLM title abbreviation.

  • Only journals indexed for MEDLINE® have NLM title abbreviations.
  • The NLM owns many journals not indexed for MEDLINE that do not have NLM title abbreviations.
    Search for these in LocatorPlus or the NLM Catalog by entering the full title or title words.

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