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The ISI Citation Databases collectively index more than 8,000 high quality, peer-reviewed journals cover-to-cover, providing users with complete bibliographic data, full-length author abstracts, and cited references from the world's most influential research with online backfiles access now completely matching the print editions:

The Science Citation Index Expanded covers over 5,700 journals
The Social Sciences Citation Index covers over 1,700 journals
The Arts & Humanities Citation Index covers over 1,120 journals

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Years of Coverage: Science Citation Index Expanded: 1900 to present; Social Sciences Citation Index: 1956 to present

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    Introduction to Cited Reference Searching
    Journal Abbreviations Index
    Science Citation Index and the Impact Factor
    Ranking Cited Papers using Science Citation Index

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    Related Resources:
    Essential Science Indicators
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