Indexes articles and citations from over 1700 international social sciences journals.

Fields covered include anthropology, archaeology, area studies, business, communication, criminology, demogoraphy, economics, education, environment, ergonomics, ethnic studies, family studies, geography, geriatrics and gerontology, health policy, history, industrial relations, information science and library science, international relations, law, language and linguistics, management, nursing, philosophy, planning and development, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public administration, public health, rehabilitation, social issues, social work, sociology, substance abuse, transportation, urban studies, and women's studies.

Also includes: bibliographies, fiction and prose, book reviews, items about individuals, corrections, and additions, poetry, discussions, review papers, editorials, reviews of computer hardware and software, letters, meeting abstracts, and notes.

Journals indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index

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