BIOSIS databases
Explore the full spectrum of biological sciences literature
Access a rich and comprehensive view of life sciences research
BIOSIS databases combine premier coverage, superior indexing, and powerful search to enhance your research discovery in the life sciences.
Find what you need faster
Make interdisciplinary connections
Monitor the influence of research
Pinpoint relevant information and investigate our changing world
Contextual indexing
Save time searching with indexing that provides context around how a concept or key term is discussed in the full paper.
Broad coverage
Increase the depth of your discovery and capture all aspects of biological sciences research in a single search.
Unified vocabularies
Leverage specialized indexing and tags to vital data, such as Enzyme Commission numbers, and cross-references throughout to gene, disease, and organism names.
Comparing BIOSIS databases
Learn the difference between BIOSIS Citation Index, BIOSIS Previews, and Biological Abstracts
| BIOSIS Citation Index | BIOSIS Previews | Biological Abstracts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of records | 33M+ | 33M+ | 22M+ |
| Number of journals and serials | 5,700 | 5,700 | 4,500+ |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly | Semi-monthly, 24 times/year |
| Original research articles | check | check | check |
| Review articles | check | check | |
| Proceedings | check | check | |
| Books | check | check | |
| Patents | check | check | |
| Times Cited counts | check | ||
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| Cited Reference Search | check |
