The document provides information about searching the ACS Publications database. It describes the Advanced Search features, including enabling stemming, limiting searches to recently published articles, and using search tips. It also gives an overview of ACS Publications, listing the journals covered in various scientific fields, and how to access the database from the library website.

1. Advanced Search Unique Search Features
 The Advanced Search option is another  When searching in Advanced Search,
you can enable stemming by checking
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way to search the database.
 Click on the “Advanced Search” button the box next to “Enable stemming.” Library
located in the upper right corner of the
yellow Basic Search box.
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 Stemming lets you include root terms in
 Advanced Search lets you narrow down your your search. For example, with stemming
search with a variety of search criteria. enabled, the database will take a search
 There are search bars for keywords located for “nanotubes” and also return results
anywhere in the content of the database, that include the keywords “nanotube,”
title, author, abstract, and figure/table “nanoscience,” “nanoscale,” etc.
captions.  Stemming gives you a broader range of
 You can narrow the content by checking results.
boxes for any number of journals or subject
sections. Just click on the “Modify Selection”
button under “Content Type.”  You can also choose to search only
articles within “Articles ASAP” and “Just
ACS

Accepted Manuscripts.”
Simply check the box next to “Search Publications
only Articles ASAP…” under Date Range.
ACS Publications is
a database of full-
 Articles ASAP are articles “as soon as pub- text articles from
lishable.” These articles are edited and pub-
lished online ahead of the print versions. scientific journals .
 Just Accepted manuscripts have been ac-
cepted for publication and posted online prior
to editing and formatting.
 Checking this box returns the most recent
results.
 You can also limit your search by date
range (down to the month) and select  Need more help with your search? On the
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either web or print publication date. Advanced Search page are a number of
search tips , like using Boolean operators
(AND, OR, NOT) or wildcards (?, *).

2. What is ACS Publications? Searching the Database
 ACS Publications gives students access  A Basic Search box is in the top right corner
to over 40 peer-reviewed journals of every page.
published by the American Chemical  This box gives you four options for
searching: Search, Citation, DOI, and
Society. What journals are offered? Subject Search.
 These journals cover a wide variety of
scientific topics: physical chemistry,  To see the complete list, click on the  In the Search tab, you can select
biochemistry, environmental science, “Publications A-Z” tab at the top of the
organic chemistry, and more. Anywhere, Title, Author, or Abstract from
page. the pull-down menu.
 No need for Inter-Library Loan! The
majority of the articles in this database
are provided in full-text.
How do I get to ACS Publications?
 The A-Z list is arranged alphabetically by  The Citation tab lets you search by
 Start from the library’s website: title. Journal or Book Series, Volume, and
http://www.washjeff.edu/library  Click on the journal title to find out more Page.
 Click on “Databases” in the gray box or to search within that particular journal.
 labeled “Quick Links”
Browsing within a Specific Journal
 You can browse by issue by choosing a
decade, volume, and issue.  The DOI is the Digital Object Identifier
that is given to items stored in online
databases (like an ID number). Use this
option if you know exactly which article
you want to view.
 Click on the title “American Chemical
Society Publications” (it’s the second link
from the top)
 The database opens on the Advanced  Subject Search lets you choose a
Search page  You can also browse by article and subject from five main topic divisions:
choose from the following tabs: Just Applied; Biochemistry; Macromolecular;
Accepted, Articles ASAP (published Organic; and Physical, Inorganic, and
online before in print), Current Issue, Most Analytical.
Read, and Most Cited.