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- When I put a name in the author
field of a publications search I get a lot of papers that are not by the given author.
How can I get just that author's papers?
Author searches in Publications Search are
text string searches on published names. You may have used a string that
matches more than one author. Find one paper in the headline
list that is by the author of interest to you. Click on the author name link
to get a headline list of papers by that author, according to our Author
Database. Alternatively, you may begin the search in Author
Search to get a list of matching authors.
- Two authors are listed as being different,
but I know they are the same person. What should I do?
Send mail to MathSciNet Support, with as
much explanatory material as possible, and after investigation we will update
the author database so that the papers are associated with the correct author.
- An author has some papers listed that
really belong to another author. Can you correct that?
Send mail to MathSciNet
Support, with as much explanatory material as possible, and after investigation
we will update the Author Database so that the papers are associated with
the correct author.
- The institution listed for an author
is not her current institution. Can it be corrected?
The institution listed for an author in a MathSciNet full item is the institution
listed for the author in the original publication. It is not updated. A more
current location for the author might be found by examining the most recent
items for the author in MathSciNet or by using other sources, such as the Combined
Membership List.
- A paper seems to be missing on MathSciNet.
Can it be added?
A paper may not be indexed in MathSciNet for a variety
of reasons:
- The journal issue in which it appears has not yet been processed for
inclusion in MathSciNet. [related information]
- The journal issue (or book volume) in which it appears includes papers
that are already indexed in MathSciNet. In this case the paper will have
been considered for inclusion but determined to be out of scope.
- The journal in which it appears is not covered in MathSciNet. [related
information]
- The book volume in which it appears does not seem to have been covered
in MathSciNet. Contact [email protected] if
the volume is recent and you believe the volume is in the scope of
the Mathematical Reviews Database, so that it can be considered for inclusion.
Note that Mathematical Reviews does not currently have the resources to reconsider
for inclusion items that were deemed to be out of scope or to add older
items that were missed at the time of publication.
- The review of an item seems to contain
an error. Can this be corrected?
Send mail to MathSciNet
Support if you believe that a review contains an inaccuracy. We will
investigate and address any inaccuracies that are discovered.
- Some, but not all, of the papers
in a particular issue of a journal are indexed in MathSciNet. Why are the
other papers not listed?
The coverage of many journals is selective. The Mathematical
Reviews editors consider each paper individually; only those that are considered
to be within the scope of the Mathematical
Reviews Database are indexed in MathSciNet. (For a small number of journals
in applied fields, papers considered to be out of scope are also included,
but at a later date than those in scope.)
- An issue of a journal is missing
from MathSciNet. Can you add it?
The list
of issues of the journal obtainable through Journal
Search contains in addition to those issues indexed on MathSciNet, those
currently being processed, those that were determined to contain no papers
in scope and any intervening issues that
have not yet been received by Mathematical Reviews. Mathematical Reviews
makes every effort to acquire published issues in a timely way and to process
issues promptly on receipt.
- A journal
that I find valuable does not seem to be indexed in MathSciNet. Can it be
included in the future?
Mathematical Reviews makes every effort to obtain journals
with mathematical content within the current editorial
scope. Suggestions for new titles should be sent to [email protected] so
that they can be considered for coverage.
- How can I find out if you index a
particular journal I am interested in?
The most direct method is to enter the name of the journal
in the Title field of a Journal
Search. If it is not found, try a few keywords in the title field and
browse through the list of headlines of journal names. On the Journal
Search page, the complete list of serials can be downloaded in two formats:
PDF and ASCII (suitable for opening in a spreadsheet application). MathSciNet
currently indexes almost 1800 journals, so if the journal you are interested
in has any mathematical content, it is highly likely that it is indexed.
If it is a new journal, there may be some delay before it enters the normal
stream of data acquisition.
- How can I print a review without
the reference list?
A session preference switch
to always display, or not display, reference lists is found on
the Preferences page. Under "Display
Reference Lists" click "No" if you want the default to be
that reference lists are not displayed.
- Can
you send me a copy of a paper?
We recommend contacting Infotrieve's Document Delivery service to order copies of publications.
- Can you create Article links to the
Journal of XYZZY?
We make every effort to keep the links to original sources
as up-to-date as possible in MathSciNet. The volume of links to full text
in MathSciNet requires that we use automated procedures to construct them.
A few publishers use linking protocols that are not amenable to automated
procedures. Send mail to MathSciNet
Support so that we can look into supplying the links.
- Some
of the items indexed in MathSciNet have reference lists and some do not.
Why don't they all have reference lists?
In order to keep the cost of adding reference lists
manageable, lists are taken from only selected journals and only for recent
years at present. The number of journals for which reference lists are included
in MathSciNet is constantly increasing. Over time, the proportion of items
in the database with reference lists is expected to grow appreciably.
- Is MathSciNet OpenURL compliant?
Yes. A small amount of information must
be communicated to us about the OpenURL server used at your institution.
The MathSciNet contact person at your institution should send this information in
email to MathSciNet
Support.
- Can I get usage stats?
The AMS is providing usage statistics to subscribers according to Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources (COUNTER) standards. This internationally accepted initiative facilitates the recording and reporting of online usage statistics in a consistent and credible manner. For more information
about your school's usage statistics, please contact your librarian or send
email to [email protected].
- Can I download your serials list
in spreadsheet form?
Yes, there is a comma-delimited file containing the
complete serials list information. It can be downloaded from
here to your computer
and then opened in any spreadsheet program, such as Excel.
