CONTENT IS THE CORNERSTONE.

EXCELLENCE WITHOUT EXCESS. You'll get the right answers quicker.

What Web of Science delivers	How your work will benefit
For decades, the Scientific business of Thomson Reuters (formerly Thomson Scientific) Editorial Development group has carefully evaluated journals for potential inclusion in the database. The objective is to include only the most influential, relevant, and credible journal information available. The criteria are detailed, unbiased, and time-tested -- examining basic publishing standards, timeliness, editorial scope and objectives, and citation analyses. The process is "publisher-neutral" -- commercial, open access, society, and university publishers are treated equally. Every publication indexed within Web of Science has passed through this rigorous evaluation process.	The result of this ongoing collection development? Quality by default. Your search results will include only accurate, reliable, relevant data. You'll get not just more hits, but more quality hits. If you publish -- You'll easily find high impact articles upon which to base your articles -- increasing the quality and credibility of your published work, resulting in more publication in more prestigious sources. If you research -- You'll be able to quickly identify potential collaborators with prolific, significant citation records. And tracking your own citation record will help you demonstrate your work's impact on your field. If you teach -- Your students will be assured of using the highest quality resources -- finding valuable information in journals they may not have the knowledge and experience to seek on their own.

It's a fact... Web of Science covers many journals back to 1900, including every issue of
significant publications such as British Medical Journal, JAMA -- Journal of the American
Medical Association, Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Lancet, Nature,
and New England Journal of Medicine. 

MORE THAN SCIENCE. Crossing disciplinary boundaries.

What Web of Science delivers	How your work will benefit
Approximately 8,830 titles indexed from 230 disciplines Natural Sciences (Science Citation Index ExpandedTM) - Approx. 6,125 active journals - Also included are 145 Highly Cited Book Series Social Sciences (Social Sciences Citation Index??) - Approx. 1,810 active journals - Also included are 30 Highly Cited Book Series Arts & Humanities (Arts & Humanities Citation Index??) - Approx. 1,130 active journals - Also included are 15 Highly Cited Book Series	The diverse multidisciplinary coverage within Web of Science facilitates discovery by allowing you to find answers in places you may not have thought to look. If you publish -- You'll be able to offer article citations from a wider, more diverse number of disciplines. If you research -- You'll be assured of finding complete answers, with no disciplinary barriers. If you teach -- Your students can take advantage of quality editorial selection no matter what area they are researching.

It's a fact... Worldwide, the average number of backfiles per customer is 27 Web of Science years.Web of Science customers know -- research isn't truly complete without the foundational knowledge offered by backfiles.

OVER A CENTURY OF DATA. Exploring the foundation of today's research.

What Web of Science delivers	How your work will benefit
The Web of Science  backfiles collection makes over 100 years of valuable research available! This unique collection is also cross searchable with other ISI Web of Knowledge  resources*.	Backfiles are essential to research. Of the 50 most highly cited items in Web of Science, over 75% were published more than 20 years ago. See examples of articles, some many decades old, that continue to affect today's latest developments. If you publish -- You'll be assured of publishing complete data, building the credibility of your research and your reputation among your peers -- invaluable when it comes to grant requests. If you research -- You'll be able to pursue each research path fully, not missing any critical data that may change your results and conclusions. If you teach -- Your students will more easily see how ideas and discoveries develop over time and affect today's research.

It's a fact... Web of Science contains coverage of over 10,000 journals from 256 categories, and is the comprehensive research platform of choice for over 20 million users in 90 countries worldwide.

CITED REFERENCE SEARCHING. Clearing the path to discovery.

What Web of Science delivers	How your work will benefit
Web of Science delivers cited reference data that is accurate, consistent and without redundancies. Which means that over 100 years of cited references are presented in a correct, standardized format that is truly browseable and searchable. No other database in existence offers this level of accuracy and detail on such a multidisciplinary scale.	Cited reference  searching delivers precision searching. You can search backward and forward in time to uncover prior influences and subsequent developments. And you can also search across disciplines to discover information often missed through keyword searches alone. If you publish -- You can track the influence and impact of your research, or your colleagues'. You can also create a list of experts within your field, and uncover the information sources they used and the journals they are published in. If you research -- You can quickly uncover relevant results in seemingly unrelated fields, or follow the history or methodology of an idea from its first mention to the present day. If you teach -- Your students will learn how to write papers using comprehensive research that uncovers a deep and diverse collection of relevant results.

It's a fact... Over 25,000 articles and 500,000 cited references are fully indexed and added to
Web of Science every week. They present you with the most current information published --
even more current than databases that update on a daily basis.

CROSS SEARCH. Search once. Find it all.

What Web of Science delivers	How your work will benefit
Cross searching lets you simultaneously search all records across the ISI Web of Knowledge resources that you subscribe to, your library???s holdings and freely available databases such as PubMed and Agricola. You can access your cross search results through one intuitive interface, while still being able to take advantage of the unique features found in each database -- such as enhanced MeSH terms, CAS registry numbers, and controlled vocabularies.	Cross searching quickly brings you more comprehensive results. If you publish -- Presenting a wider range of article citations means more credibility for your published work. If you research -- You'll be assured of no gaps in coverage; you gain speed with no compromise in the quality or accuracy of results. If you teach -- Your students will see how searching different databases lets them discover varied and valuable perspectives on a topic. They'll search more efficiently while accessing a wider range of data then they might have otherwise found.