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FAQ: List of Journals Indexed in MEDLINE®/List of Serials Indexed for Online Users

Question: Do you have a published list of journals that are indexed in MEDLINE® and PubMed®?

Answer:

The National Library of Medicine® produces two annually updated online publications that list the journals indexed in our products.

The List of Journals Indexed in MEDLINE, at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html, has information about the journals
currently indexed for MEDLINE. It includes four sections:

  • Abbreviated title
  • Full title
  • Subject field
  • Country of publication

The List of Serials Indexed for Online Users (LSIOU), at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lsiou.html, has bibliographic
information about serials which are indexed with MeSH® vocabulary and are cited in MEDLINE/PubMed,
at http://pubmed.gov/ . It does not cover OLDMEDLINE titles.

Both publications list the following:

  • Title
  • Title Abbreviation
  • First and last years of publication
  • ISSN
  • Acid-free notation
  • NLM Unique Identifier
  • Any changes in title

The latest version of the List of Journals Indexed in MEDLINE is online in PDF only. You must read the Terms and Conditions before you can download the file at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/terms_cond.html

The latest version of the LSIOU is online in PDF and XML format. You must read the Terms and Conditions before you can link to the data at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/terms_cond.html

The US Government Printing Office (GPO) sells a print version of the List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE. Ordering information is at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/pubcat.html#ordering.

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