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List of Serials Indexed for Online Users

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The List of Serials Indexed for Online Users is updated annually. The new version is generally available by February of the edition year in XML format.

The data are available to all requesters, both within and outside the United States. There is no charge for obtaining the data.

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List of Serials Indexed for Online Users, 2012

  • XML format - 34.8 MB (produced in January 2012)
    Instructions for FTP of List of Serials Indexed for Online Users file:
    FTP to NLM's anonymous ftp server: ftp://ftp.nlm.nih.gov/online/journals/
    (login as an anonymous user; use your e-mail address as password).
    Choose the "online" directory.
    Choose the "journals" directory.
    The file name is "lsi2012.xml".
  • DTD NLM Serials DTD (Document Type Definition) for use with the XML data