Guide to the Fields in PsycEXTRA® Records

APA Databases records are divided into fields, which makes searching the databases 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).

We also have a printer-friendly version of this field guide (PDF, 60KB).

Updated June 2013

Field Name Content of Field or Possible Values
Unique Identifier PsycEXTRA unique record identifier
Author(s) Names of individual and/or institutional authors
Author Affiliation Institutional affiliation of authors
Email Author's email address
Title Title of material, including translated titles
Source Source of the material
Publication Date

Material's date of publication

Includes the year, and may also contain day, month, and/or season of publication
Pagination Page range or total page count of the source document
ISSN ISSNs are included whenever available
ISBN ISBNs may include a series ISSN or a set ISBN
Language The original language of the material
DOI Digital Object Identifier for the PsycEXTRA bibliographic record
Abstract Summary of the item's content
Keywords Key concepts describing the source content
Index Terms Controlled vocabulary from the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms used to index all of APA's databases
Classification Code Classifies the material according to broad topical codes (view codes)
Document Type

Amicus Brief

Bibliography

Blog

Brochure/Fact Sheet

Clinical Trial

Conference: Abstract

Conference: Presentation

Conference: Program

Curriculum

Data

Directory

Dissertation/Thesis

Grant

Legislation

Monograph

Multimedia

Patent

Periodical: Journal

Periodical: Magazine

Periodical: Newsletter

Press Release

Report

Report: Administrative

Report: Summary

Speech/Interview/Oral History

Standard/Guideline

Testimony

Web Article
Document Identifier*

Display only field

Includes report numbers, funding opportunity announcements, names of legislation, patent numbers, and clinical trial identifiers
Population

Human

Animal

Female

Male

Inpatient

Outpatient
Age Group

Childhood (birth–12 years)

Neonatal (birth–1 month)

Infancy (2–23 months)

Preschool Age (2–5 years)

School Age (6–12 years)

Adolescence (13–17 years)

Adulthood (18 years & older)

Young Adulthood (18–29 years)

Thirties (30–39 years)

Middle Age (40–64 years)

Aged (65 years & older)

Very Old (85 years & older)
Location Geographic location where a study was conducted or the country or countries that are the focus of the document
Tests & Measures

Names of tests and measurements referred to or used in the source material

Tests that are indexed in the PsycTESTS database will have a DOI for the test record
Grant/Sponsorship

Identifies the source(s) of grants, sponsorship, and funding for the research or study

Subfields include Sponsor Organization, Grant/Contract/Award Number, Funding Amount, Country of Sponsor Organization, Funding Dates, Other Details, and Recipients
Conference Information Includes conference name, date, location, and other information for conference papers, abstracts, and presentations
Content Owner

Both organizational and individual content owners are included

The organization's name and URL are displayed; for individual content owners, an email address is provided, if available
Distributor (Multimedia) For multimedia content only; includes the distributor name and URL
In Association With (Multimedia) For multimedia content only; includes the organization or individual who assisted in media production
Media Type (Multimedia)

Audio

Interactive

Video
Running Time (Multimedia) Length of time that the media source runs
Narrator (Multimedia) Name of the individual narrating the media source
Key Participants (Multimedia) Names of individuals participating in the media presentation
Intended Audience (Multimedia)

General Public

Psychology: Professional & Research

Juvenile
Awards/Recognition (Multimedia) Identifies the awards or other recognition the media source received
Notes (Multimedia) Other information about multimedia content
Release Date

The date a record was released into a database and the product name to which it was released

The format is YYYYMMDD followed by the product name, e.g., 20130128 (PsycEXTRA)
Correction Date

The date a previously released record correction was released into a database and the product name to which it was released

The format is YYYYMMDD followed by the product name, e.g., 20130128 (PsycEXTRA)