Easy-to-Browse Current Awareness Sources of Mycological
Literature
Abstracts of Mycology contains 17,000 new references each year.
Abstracts of Mycology is a monthly current awareness publication providing
the most extensive references to mycological studies reported in worldwide life
science literature. All references in this publication are derived from the BIOSIS Previews database.
Coverage
Nearly 5,000 international serial
publications, as well as meeting literature, books, and other sources are
reviewed for inclusion.
Subjects covered in Abstracts of Mycology include:
- antifungal agents
- plant biochemistry
- biological control
- public health
- genetics
- soil microbiology
- pharmaceutical botany
- systematics
Format
References are displayed using a
standard scientific bibliographic format, and organized by subject area for easy
browsing and current awareness.
The indexes in each issue provide three modes of access to the literature:
- Author Index - Listed in alphabetical order, the Author Index
includes full author names when provided.
- Organism Index - The Organism Index allows for hierarchical access to
kingdom, family, and genus species names. This enables the user to easily find
references to related organisms.
- Subject Index - The Subject Index has an easy-to-scan back-of-book
format. Arranged alphabetically, the Subject Index lists all significant words
from the title as well as descriptive words added by BIOSIS indexers. All
significant words used to describe the original document appear in the Subject
Index, including genus species, common names, geographical regions, and
scientific and commercial drug names.
Annual Cumulative Indexes
Cumulative Indexes
allow users to locate references faster and more efficiently by cumulating an
entire year's worth of information.
Mail Dates
Abstracts of Mycology is mailed
monthly. The Cumulative Indexes are mailed annually in January.