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Biological Sciences

This guide includes information on how to find biological information. Biological sciences encompasses many fields of research including ecology, evolution, cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry, neurobiology and zoology to name a few fields.

Print Journal Abbreviation Resources

Biosis Serial Sources
Call Number: Science/Engineering Library - Reference - Z5321 .B68
Latest edition held is 2001.
Chemical Abstracts Service source index.
Call Number: Chemistry Library - Reference - QD1 .A5134
Online edition is more current. 2004 is latest print edition held by Library.

Finding Full Journals title from Abbreviations Online

There are many sources to find the full title of an abbreviated journal title in the sciences. A simple Google search may be all you need to find the full name but if that does not work, here are some resources:

Journals Indexed in NCBI Databases
Search by full or abbreviated title for journals indexed in PubMed and other NCBI databases.

Ulrichsweb
Current. Provides bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types: academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more from around the world.