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Guide to the Fields in Our Database Records PsycINFO records are divided into fields, which makes searching the database easier. What goes into each field varies depending on the type of literature we're documenting. This guide lists all the fields, plus an explanation of what each field does. The * indicates a field that is display only (not searchable) in the PsycNET vendor system. Check the online help for your search system or the search guide at our PsycSEARCH Training Center to find out how to use these fields and their values when searching the database. We also have a printer-friendly version of this field guide in PDF format (27K), which requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't already have a copy of the Reader, you can download it for free from Adobe's web site. Updated October 2006
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| FIELD NAME | CONTENT OF FIELD or POSSIBLE VALUES |
| Unique Identifier | PsycINFO unique record identifier |
| Author | Name of Author(s) |
| Author E-mail | Author's e-mail address |
| Author Correspondence Address | Address for corresponding author |
| Affiliation | Institutional affiliation of authors |
| Title | Title of material, including translated titles for non-English language material |
| Source | Full citation for journals, book chapters, dissertations, and electronic collections. Publisher, year, and pagination only for books. |
| Publication Year | Document's year of publication |
| Publisher | Publisher of the source material |
| Country of Publication* | Publisher's location |
| ISSN / ISBN | ISSN (journals) or ISBN (books) |
| Language | Document language |
| Reviewed Item (Journal and Electronic Collection records only) |
For book, software, etc. reviews, the full citation of the material being reviewed |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) |
Publisher-supplied data for linking to full-text |
| Abstract | Summary of document's content |
| Keywords | Key concepts and / or brief phrases describing document's content |
| Index Terms (sometimes called Descriptors, Thesaurus Terms) |
Controlled vocabulary from Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms |
| Classification Code | Broad content classification (view codes) |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Authored Book |
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| Edited Book |
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| Journal | |
| Peer-Reviewed Journal |
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| Non-Peer-Reviewed Journal (Display Only) |
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| Peer-Reviewed Status-Unknown (Display Only) |
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| Dissertation Abstract | |
| Electronic Collection | |
| Encyclopedia | |
| Book Type | Conference Proceedings |
| Handbook / Manual | |
| Reference Guide | |
| Textbook / Study Guide | |
| Document Type | Abstract Collection |
| Bibliography | |
| Chapter, Original | |
| Chapter, Reprinted | |
| Column / Opinion | |
| Comment / Reply | |
| Editorial | |
| Encyclopedia Entry | |
| Erratum / Correction | |
| Journal Article, Original | |
| Journal Article, Reprint | |
| Letter | |
| Obituary | |
| Publication Information | |
| Review | |
| Population | Human |
| Animal | |
| Male | |
| Female | |
| Inpatient | |
| Outpatient | |
| Age Group | Childhood (birth–12 years) |
| Neonatal (birth–1 month) |
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| Infancy (2–23 months) |
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| Preschool Age (2–5 years) |
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| School Age (6–12 years) |
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| Adolescence (13–17 years) | |
| Adulthood (18 years & older) | |
| Young Adulthood (18–29 years) |
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| Thirties (30–39 years) |
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| Middle Age (40–64 years) |
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| Aged (65 years & older) |
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| Very Old (85 years & older) |
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| Location | Country where study was done |
| Methodology (view definitions of values) |
Clinical Case Study |
| Empirical Study | |
| Experimental Replication |
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| Follow-up Study |
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| Longitudinal Study |
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| Prospective Study |
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| Retrospective Study |
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| Field Study | |
| Literature Review | |
| Systematic Review | |
| Mathematical Modeling | |
| Meta Analysis | |
| Nonclinical Case Study | |
| Qualitative Study | |
| Quantitative Study | |
| Treatment Outcome / Randomized Clinical Trial | |
| Auxiliary Material | 3-D modeling images |
| Appendixes | |
| Audio | |
| Data Sets | |
| DVD / CD | |
| Tables and Figures | |
| Video | |
| Web sites | |
| Workbook / Study Guide | |
| Other | |
| Tests & Measures | Names of tests and measurements referred to or used in the source material study |
| Audience Type (book and chapter records only) |
Written for the General Public |
| Juvenile |
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| Written for Professionals (Psychology: Professional & Research) | |
| Grant / Sponsorship | Identifies the source(s) of grants, sponsorship, and funding for the research or study |
| Table of Contents* (book records only) |
Book table of contents |
| Cited References | Reference list published with article, book, chapter, dissertation, or electronic collection (Searchable via PsycNET Cited References search screen) |
| Release Date (sometimes called Update code) |
Date when record was added to PsycINFO database (YYYYMMDD) |
| Correction Update Record* | Date when record was corrected in the PsycINFO database |
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