Analytical Abstracts
Encyclopedia
Analytical Abstracts is a current awareness and information retrieval service for analytical chemistry
, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry
in Cambridge
, United Kingdom
. It was first published in the mid-1950s by the Society for Analytical Chemistry
which merged with other societies in 1980 to form the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Analytical Abstracts is published in print edition on a monthly basis. There is also an online version of the database which is accessible to those who have access to Analytical Abstracts via an institutional license. The online database is updated on a weekly basis, and users are able to sign up to receive email notifications informing them when an update has been submitted.
Rather than abstracting all articles from a list of analytical journals, Analytical Abstracts has a very focussed scope. Articles are selected from a list of over 100 source journals, covering not only analytical chemistry, but also food and environmental chemistry subject areas (amongst others). The principal criteria for selecting an article is that it must deal with the practical measurement of one or more chemical species must involve the use of a novel protocol.
Classification of articles is performed on the basis of three aspects of the article: the analyte, matrix and concept. While it is not necessary for an article to describe all three aspects, at least one of them must be identifiable for inclusion in Analytical Abstracts.
Articles in Analytical Abstracts are taken from the following areas of analytical chemistry:
Analytical chemistry
Analytical chemistry is the study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of natural and artificial materials. Qualitative analysis gives an indication of the identity of the chemical species in the sample and quantitative analysis determines the amount of...
, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was first published in the mid-1950s by the Society for Analytical Chemistry
Society for Analytical Chemistry
The Society of Public Analysts was formed in the United Kingdom in 1874 and subsequently became the Society for Analytical Chemistry. It was incorporated in 1907....
which merged with other societies in 1980 to form the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Analytical Abstracts is published in print edition on a monthly basis. There is also an online version of the database which is accessible to those who have access to Analytical Abstracts via an institutional license. The online database is updated on a weekly basis, and users are able to sign up to receive email notifications informing them when an update has been submitted.
Rather than abstracting all articles from a list of analytical journals, Analytical Abstracts has a very focussed scope. Articles are selected from a list of over 100 source journals, covering not only analytical chemistry, but also food and environmental chemistry subject areas (amongst others). The principal criteria for selecting an article is that it must deal with the practical measurement of one or more chemical species must involve the use of a novel protocol.
Classification of articles is performed on the basis of three aspects of the article: the analyte, matrix and concept. While it is not necessary for an article to describe all three aspects, at least one of them must be identifiable for inclusion in Analytical Abstracts.
Articles in Analytical Abstracts are taken from the following areas of analytical chemistry:
- Chemometrics
- Chromatography (LC, GC, CE etc.)
- Sensors (bio-, chemo- and immunosensors)
- Food analysis
- Pharmaceutical analysis
- Biological analysis
- The -omics (proteomics, metabolomics, genomics)
- Spectroscopy and spectrometry
- Separation science
- Sample preparation
- Mass spectrometry
- Titrimetry
See also
- List of academic databases and search engines
- List of scientific journals
- List of scientific journals in chemistry