How does SciFinder Scholar coverage compare to Web of Science and the Beilstein and Gmelin databases?
The Web of Science indexes approximately 5,700 journals in all disciplines; about 600 of these pertain to chemistry. Chemical Abstracts indexes approximately 10,000 journals in chemistry and related fields. CA also covers patents, conference proceedings, dissertations, technical reports, and some books. Web of Science provides access to the literature covered back to 1975. SciFinder Scholar covers the late 19th century to present. Both the Beilstein (organic chemistry) and Gmelin (inorganic and organometallic chemistry) databases are focused on property, preparation, and reaction information found in literature back to the 1770’s. Scifinder Scholar, Web of Science, Beilstein, and Gmelin offer different searching capabilities and interfaces. Depending on your query, one or the other may be easier to use and/or more likely to lead you to the information you are seeking. For many searches the databases can be considered complementary.
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