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Creating Journal Alerts: Alerts in Web of Science

Citation Searching

Web of Science provides access to the Science Citation Index® (1900 to present), Social Sciences Citation Index® (1956-present), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index™ (1975-present).  Provides cited reference searching, with which users can navigate forward, backward, and through the literature, searching all disciplines to uncover information relevant to their research.

Web of Science Saving Your Search & Setting Alerts (YouTube)

How to set up a Web of Science alert

In Web of Science,Some full text

1. Run desired search(es).

2. Go to "Search History".

3. Click on "Save History/Create Alert" button.

4. Sign in if you are already registered.  (Click register if you're new.)

5. Name your alert; select the alert type and frequency you want.

6. Don't forget to check the email option and click the Save button!