Chemical Abstracts is the most comprehensive scientific abstracting service in English. It provides a complete bibliographic reference to the original publication and a non-critical summary of its content. Over 15,000 scientific and engineering journals, patents from 26 countries, conference proceedings, reports and monographs are monitored. Over 55% of this material is in English, with the remainder in any of 66 other languages.
Some familiarity with chemistry and its terminology is necessary for the efficient use of this tool. Once the construction of the indexes is understood, there should be little difficulty in the use of CA. However, hands-on experience is the only way a full understanding can be achieved.
Abstracts are arranged in 80 sections grouped under five broad headings and are published weekly.
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SciFinder includes Chemical Abstracts (1907 to present) and CAS Registry (1957 to present), with some classes (fluorine- and silicon-containing compounds) going back to the early 1900s. Some cited, as well as citing references, are included. All records in the database are in English, regardless of the language of the original document.
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