A list of selected titles is included in this leaflet. Some journals produce their own annual indexes, but even this can be a time-consuming method of searching. Pharmacological Sciences Indexes and Abstracts Published indexes or abstracts provide a guide to the contents of a range of journals within a subject area. Indexes contain simple listings of key terms or title words, and the details of articles on those topics. They normally also contain author indexes.
Abstracts work in the same way, but also include summaries of the articles listed.
These summaries are often sufficiently comprehensive that the student does not need to use the whole article, but can work from the abstract. Professional librarians are always ready to assist researchers to use these sources. A separate leaflet explains how the system works, and library staff will offer help in tracing items, or filling out the requests. Review Journals Review journals contain evaluative surveys and summaries of specific topics within broad subject fields. Each review article contains an exhaustive bibliography.