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The electronic
journals search provides eight searchable fields,
which can be joined with Boolean search operators within
and between fields to create many different combinations
of search criteria. The searchable fields are described
below. None of the fields are case sensitive. The wildcard
symbol (*) can be used to broaden all searches. Examples
of searches in various fields are provided below.
A search can be limited to an article's abstract
by entering keywords or phrases in the Abstract Text
field. The wildcard (*) can be used in this field.
Examples:
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The Anywhere search option allows users to
enter a word or phrase and search the entire Journal
article, including the following fields: author, article
title, MSC, article text, abstract text, references and
keywords. The wildcard (*) can be used to broaden the
search.
Examples:
- cyclotomic fields
- contemp* math
- Roseman, joseph j
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The entire Article Text field can be searched
by entering keywords or phrases. References are not included
as part of the Article Text field. The wildcard (*) can
be used in this field.
Examples:
It is recommended that searches in Article Text are narrowed
by using Boolean
search operators to combine search terms. Also, minimizing
the number of journals searched at one time, or searching
the Abstract Text first will narrow the scope of the search.
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The Article Title field contains the original
title and/or an English translation of the original title.
The wildcard (*) can be used to search this field.
Examples:
- Spectra of hyperbolic*
- Kirkman triple systems
- multidimensional distribution of the subset
sum*
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All names of authors listed for journal articles
and reviews are searchable. Name searches should be
structured as follows: last name, first name, middle
name(s) or initial(s). Commas must be used to separate
last and first names.
The best format for searching author names is: lastname,
first initial*.
Examples:
- Erdos, P*
- Knuth, Donald E.
- Kap*sky, I*
- Isaacs, I. M.
- Smith
The wildcard (*) can be used anywhere within the name
string to broaden the search.
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This field contains the Mathematics Subject
Classification assigned to an item by the article author
or editor. The Mathematics Subject Classification Code
consists of five characters, such as 62N10 signifying
major and minor divisions of the subject classification
system used by Mathematical Reviews (MR) and Current
Mathematical Publications (CMP).
Classifications must be entered as two, three, or five
character codes when searching. Using the classification
text (such as Hilbert subspaces) instead of 46C07
will return a " No items matched your query. " message.
Examples:
You can browse, search or print the entire MSC starting
from http://www.ams.org/msc/. A PDF
version of the MSC is also available at http://www.ams.org/msc/classification.pdf .
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Keywords are assigned to each paper by the
contributing author(s). Users should be aware that
not all articles contain keywords. The wildcard
(*) can be used in this field.
Examples:
- solenoid automorphism
- orientable double cover
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References
Text in the references field can be searched by entering
keywords or phrases into this field
Examples:
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Journal searches are not case sensitive; both
uppercase and lowercase entries are treated equally.
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Journal searches do not check search criteria
for valid entries. However, error messages are displayed
for non-searchable entries.
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The Journal Search wildcard character is the
asterisk (*). Wildcards can be used in all fields. Wildcards
cqannot be used to begin any search. For example *algebra
will ot work.
Examples:
- Erdos, P*
- neural network*
- dynamic* systems
- 11*24
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