FAQ: Finding a List of MEDLINE® Journal Titles

Return to Web VersionPrinter-friendly Version

There are several ways to find MEDLINE journal titles:

• For currently indexed titles, go to the Journals Database at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=journals
  1. Click on the Limits tab
  2. Select Currently indexed in MEDLINE
  3. Click the Go button.
     
  
  
  
• Download the currently indexed journal titles, List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE, by going to Terms and Conditions at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/terms_cond.html. Click on "pdf format." For all titles formerly or currently indexed, see the List of Serials Indexed for Online Users.
  
  
• Search LocatorPlus for MEDLINE journal titles.

For a list of the journals currently indexed: follow all the steps below
For a list of the journals formerly or currently indexed: follow the steps below, but skip steps 7-9

1. Go to LocatorPlus® at http://locatorplus.gov/
2. Click on the "LocatorPlus" link
3. Click on the "Advanced Menu Search" tab
4. In the "Search For:" box, type medline
5. In the drop-down box to the right, select "any of these"
6. In the "Search In:" drop-down box, select "Abstract/Index Tags"
7. Make sure that the AND radio button is selected.
8. In the next "Search For" box, type 1 5 (that's 1 space 5),
9. In the drop-down box to the right, select "any of these"
10. In the "Search In:" drop-down box, select "Indexing Status"
11. Click on the gray "Search" button (towards the bottom of the page)

For more information, see the MEDLINE/PubMed Resources Guide section on Journals.

• How do I find a list of current MEDLINE® journals by Country of Publication or Language?
• How do I find a list of current MEDLINE® journals on a particular subject?
• How do I find a list of Abridged Index Medicus (AIM) journal titles?

Return to top | Return to MEDLINE/PubMed and Other Databases FAQs
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/medline_titles.html

Last reviewed: 16 September 2008
Last updated: 16 September 2008
First published: 31 October 2000
Metadata| Permanence level: Permanence Not Guaranteed