1900 - present
Web of Science Core Collection is our premier resource on the platform and the world's most trusted citation index for scientific and scholarly research.
It is a curated collection of over 21,000 peer-reviewed, high-quality scholarly journals published worldwide (including Open Access journals) in over 250 science, social sciences, and humanities disciplines. Conference proceedings and book data are also available.
What makes Web of Science Core Collection unique?
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The Web of Science Core Collection is a curated collection of high quality scholarly content. Click on the tabs to find out more about our selection process for journals, conference proceedings, and books.
The Web of Science Core Collection is a curated collection of high quality scholarly content. Click on the tabs to find out more about our selection process for journals, conference proceedings, and books.
The Web of Science Core Collection is a curated collection of high quality scholarly content. Click on the tabs to find out more about our selection process for journals, conference proceedings, and books.
1. Access Web of Science from your library’s electronic resources page.
2. Create a sign-in for Web of Science (top right corner of the landing page).
While optional, creating a sign-in allows you to:
3. Sign up for live web-based training. Register for a class and walk through our products with an expert trainer.
4. Watch our video tutorials on YouTube. This playlist of short videos from our YouTube channel walks you through key features on the Web of Science platform.
5. Use the tabs at the top of this guide to explore other features of this resource.
Tilla Edmunds, Content Management Director for Web of Science, discusses how the quality and quantity of data in the Web of Science sets it apart.