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Searching the Identifying Codes Field

Enter Identifying Codes to search the following fields within a record.

Accession Number
CODEN
CODEN of translation
ISSN
ISSN of translation
Standard Book Number
Report Number
Contract Number
Patent Number
Original Patent Number
SICI (Serial Item and Contribution Identifier)
SICI of translation

You can use search operators (AND, OR, NOT) and wildcards (* $ ?) in your search query.

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Left- and Right-hand Truncation

Both left- and right-hand truncation are allowed when using wildcards (* $ ?) when searching for Identifying Codes. You must enter at least one characters after a wildcard when used at the beginning of a word.

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Identifying Codes Examples

7991783 finds the record with this accession number.
*99178* finds all records that contain these five numbers anywhere in the accession number (for example, 2199178, 11991780, and 6399178) because both left-hand and right-hand truncation is used in the query.
0022-4073 OR 0022 4073 finds records that have this ISSN identifier.
960-8052-86-6 finds records that begin with this Standard Book Number. You can also remove the hyphens from your search query (for example, 960 8052 86 6 finds the same records as 960-8052-86-6).
3 527 2929* finds records that have 3 527 29293 2 or 3 527 29293 4 as the Standard Book Number.
1379399 finds the record of UK patent 1379399.

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About the ISSN Identifier

The International Standard Serial Number is a unique eight-digit number that identifies periodical publications such as journals and electronic publications.

The format is four numbers, a hyphen (-), three numbers, and then a check character that may be a number or an X. Example: 0015-6639

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About the ISBN Identifier

The International Standard Book Number is a unique machine-readable identifier that marks a book unmistakably.

The format is a 10-digit number that contains 3 hyphens (-). The last digit is a check character, which may be a number or an X. The position of the hyphens can vary for each ISBN identifier. Example: 2-7380-1000-8

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About CODEN

CODEN is a unique, six-character code assigned to publications by the International CODEN Service.