NEW : Bentham Science Publishers are launching more than 200 peer-reviewed open access journals, under the banner of “BENTHAM OPEN”. These free-to-view online journal cover all major disciplines of science, technology and medicine.

SciFinder which is also produced by CAS has changed the way scientists conduct research. Today, thousands of scientists in major chemical and pharmaceutical companies around the world use SciFinder to explore research topics, browse scholarly journals and stay up-to-date on the most recent scientific developments every day.

It offers the most extensive collection of patent and more than 9,000 journal references together in one source. This includes

• CAS databases 1907 – present (Caplus, REGISTRY)
• 24-hour access
• Chemical reaction searching (CASREACT)
• Chemical catalog Information (CHEMCATS)
• Regulated chemicals (CHEMLIST)
• Links to full text of journals and patents
• SciFinder Substructure Module (SSM)

Subject coverage :

Agricultural Science, Biology & Life Science, Food Science, Engineering Science, Geological Science, General Chemistry , Medical Science, Material Science, Physics, Polymer Science, Pharmaceutical and  Environmental Science.

WorldSciNet, the journal website, has been developed to further enhance World Scientific services to the academic and professional communities. WorldSciNet provides an array of services which includes: free table-of-contents e-mail alerts on new issues of the journals, latest news related to the journals, free online sample articles, feature articles, search functions and related links, to name a few. Researchers will also be able to request for complimentary copies and recommend journals to their colleagues within a few clicks.

In the near future, World Scientific will provide an interactive platform for researchers to communicate and exchange ideas via some of the journal sites.

A total of 123 journals in full text are now available in downloadable PDF files. All abstracts are available in HTML format and can be accessed freely.

World Scientific aims to publish the highest quality scientific research papers and to disseminate them through fast and reliable channels.

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The peer-reviewed journals of ACS publish cutting-edge articles across a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines—agricultural science, biotechnology, analytical chemistry, applied chemistry, biochemistry & molecular biology, chemical biology, chemical engineering, computer science, crystallography, energy & fuels, food science, environmental science, inorganic & nuclear chemistry, material science, medicinal chemistry, organic chemistry, pharmacology, physical chemistry, plant sciences, polymer science, and toxicology. The breadth and scope of ACS Journals is unparalleled.

The Division provides additional information and services to the scientific community, including the publication of approximately 30-40 new books each year, with a backlist of more than 500 titles. Book titles include The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, Third Edition, and Reagent Chemicals, 10th Ed., both recognized as authoritative reference works for the field of chemistry worldwide.

In addition to publishing 70 new book titles every year, Thieme publishes more than 130 medical and scientific journals both in traditional print and electronic format, a number of which are printed on behalf of professional societies, as well as dozens of online products.

Thieme offers a wide range of health-science books focusing on neurosurgery, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, radiology, complementary and alternative medicine, audiology and speech and language pathology.

The Thieme Medical Publishing Group is one of the few publishing firms that remain a family owned and run business. With the same dedication that Georg Thieme had over a century ago, Thieme still stands apart from its competitors by emphasizing high standards of quality in content and presentation in all of its products.

Thieme-connect is designed to support researchers, healthcare workers, and students by providing them with online access to Thieme’s Journals, E-Books, Science of Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Substances, Thieme Teaching Anatomy

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IOPscience contains more than 300,000 journal articles (and approx. 500,000 e-prints) spanning 130 years, and includes some of the highest-quality peer-reviewed research journals in their field. The content in IOPscience is organized by more than 6,000 subject classifications used in physics, astronomy and mathematics, facilitating the discovery of scientific research and simply matching specific needs and interests.

Through the imprints Information Science Reference and Medical Information Science Reference, IGI Global produces distinguished research publications empowering professionals in all fields that are impacted by technology to keep up with the rapid pace of technological innovations and findings, with a unique focus on the “human side”—interaction with and management of information and technology.

To provide libraries with electronic full-text access to this wealth of content,  IGI Global launched its InfoSci family of full-text databases:

• InfoSci-Journals (formerly IGI Full-Text Online Journal Collection) link
• InfoSci-Books link
• InfoSci-Cases (formerly IGI Teaching Case Collection) link
• 12 Topical Aggregated Collections
• Dictionary of Information Science & Technology Database

Unmatched Coverage of Specialized Topics

• Strong coverage of core computer science topics such as artificial intelligence, data mining and warehousing, Semantic Web services, and more
• Strong coverage of the “human side” of technology
  • Not just technical issues, but research exploring what people and organizations do with technology in specific settings
    • Business– Education– Social Sciences
    • Government– Health Care– And much more!
  • Social and interpersonal issues
  • Leading publisher of research in educational technology, distance learning

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OSA journals are peer-reviewed, covering the full range of advances in fields including fiber optics, lasers, nano-optics and biophotonics. OSA is one of the oldest publishers of physics journals in the world. The flagship journals, the Journal of the Optical Society of America A and B, have set the standard of excellence in optics research for more than 90 years, OSA’s publications consistently report high ISI rankings with editors and reviewers who are leading, trusted experts in their field. OSA Journals have uniquely advanced scientific knowledge, in publishing the seminal research in every aspect of optics and photonics, including the findings of key thinkers, as well as Nobel Prize winners and inventors who have changed the technological landscape.

The journals connect readers across departments and professional domains from biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, psychology ( vision science ), biomedicine, mechanical and electrical engineering, astronomy, meteorology, materials science and technical photography.

Journal Listing :

1. Applied Optics
2. Journal of Optical Networking
3. Journal of the Optical Society of America
4. Journal of the Optical Society of America A
5. Journal of the Optical Society of America B
6. Optics Letters
7. Virtual Journal of Biomedical Optics
8. Chinese Optics Letters
9. Journal of Display Technology
10. Journal of Lightwave Technology
11. Journal of Optical Technology
12. Applied Spectroscopy
13. Conference Proceedings

• ASMD — Aerospace Structural Metals Database.

It is a database created from the Aerospace Structural Metals Handbook (ASMH) — a 6 volume handbook containing information on metal alloys used in the automotive, construction equipment, academic,   and of course, the aerospace fields. This database contains over 220 alloys — stainless steels, magnesium alloys, titanium alloys, nickel base alloys, cobalt alloys, beryllium alloys, columbium alloys, molybdenum alloys, tantalum alloys and tungsten alloys, making it extremely comprehensive.

This database was designed and developed under the United States Air Force Materials Directorate at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, with cooperation from Purdue University.  CINDAS, or the Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis is a department at Purdue and is operated by the US Department of Defense. That said, this database is highly authoritative.

• MPMD – Microelectronics Packaging Materials Databases

The MPMD database contains data and information on thermal, mechanical, electrical and physical properties of electronics packaging materials, it is available in a Web-based format.

• TPMD – Thermophysical Properties of Matter Databases

The TPMD, contains thermophysical properties of over 5,000 materials with approximately 50,000 data curves. This is the searchable, electronic version of the Thermophysical Properties of Matter, the TPRC data series. It is available in a Web-based format.

• SAH – Structural Alloys Handbook

SAH, which originated to assist designers in the metals and alloys selection process, draws on a database of well-defined test results and metals properties information. It includes representative, detailed characterization data for the more common metals and alloys important to construction, machine tool, heavy equipment, automotive, and general manufacturing industries. The SAH covers wrought steel, cast iron, wrought stainless steel, cast steel, wrought and cast aluminum, copper brass, bronze, magnesium, and titanium. This handbook consists of three volumes, 2,500 pages.

• DTDH – Handbook for Damage Tolerant Design

DTDH is a comprehensive compilation of fracture and crack growth data for high strength alloys. Each alloy section contains a data summary, fracture toughness data, and crack growth resistance data. The five-volume, 3600 page set was compiled by the Materials Directorate of Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

There really is nothing else on the market with the type of data that these two databases contain. There is one product on the market called the Handbook for Damage Tolerant Design, but it contains only the methods used to run tests and some related information; it contains very little actual data. It appears that the company that hosts the free website is actually trying to sell a Finite Element Analysis and Modeling (FMEA) software program rather than any actual hard data.