The University Library, UP Manila will be able to access Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge & Journal Citation Reports beginning May 27, 2013. The trial will run through June 26, 2013.

Thomson Reuters (formerly ISI) Web of Knowledge is today's premier research platform for information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

The URL:

http://webofknowledge.com

http://webofknowledge.com/jcr

Please note:

Trial access is limited to 100 simultaneous users. Any subsequent attempts to access the database after 100 users are logged on will generate a message indicating that the maximum number of concurrent users is already in effect. For this reason, we strongly recommend that all participants use the LOGOFF button at the end of each search session when they finish reviewing the product. This immediately frees the session for the next user.

American Journal of Psychiatry

The American Journal of Psychiatry is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. Published monthly, it is an indispensable journal for all psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who need to stay on the cutting edge of virtually every aspect of psychiatry. No other psychiatric journal reaches more psychiatrists with greater impact or immediacy than The American Journal of Psychiatry, the journal that the overwhelming majority of psychiatrists consider essential.

Expires on: 12/31/2013

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is the official journal of Occupational Therapy Australia, and welcomes manuscripts relevant to the theory, research, practice and education of occupational therapy. The Journal aims to promote research and interdisciplinary communication, and provide a forum for discussion of issues relevant to occupational therapists. The Journal is dedicated to promoting occupational therapy internationally.

Expires on: 12/31/2013

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders

The International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders (IJLCD) is the official journal of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists. The Journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of speech, language, communication disorders and speech and language therapy. It provides a forum for the exchange of information and discussion of issues of clinical or theoretical relevance in the above areas.

Expires on: 12/31/2013

International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation

IJTR is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal and CPD provider. It is the interdisciplinary journal for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, nurses and all other allied health professional working in therapy and rehabilitation.

Expires on: 12/31/2013

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

The mission of the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy is to publish scientifically rigorous, clinically relevant content for physical therapists and others in the healthcare community to advance musculoskeletal and sports-related practice. Now in its 34th year, the Journal strives to be the preeminent  source of scientific evidence in musculoskeletal and sports-related rehabilitation and health for the global community.

Expires on: 03/31/2014

Monthly Review - NY

HISTORY — In May 1949 Monthly Review began publication in New York City, as cold war hysteria gathered force in the United States. The first issue featured the lead article Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein. From the first Monthly Review spoke for socialism and against U.S. imperialism, and is still doing so today. From the first Monthly Review was independent of any political organization, and is still so today....[more]

Expires on: 09/30/2013

New Left Review

A 160-page journal published every two months from London, New Left Review analyses world politics, the global economy, state powers and protest movements; contemporary social theory, history and philosophy; cinema, literature, heterodox art and aesthetics. It runs a regular book review section and carries interviews, essays, topical comments and signed editorials on political issues of the day. ‘Brief History of New Left Review’ gives an account of NLR’s political and intellectual trajectory since its launch in 1960.

Expires on: 09/30/2013

New Left Review Digital Archive

The NLR Online Archive includes the full text of all articles published since 1960; the complete index can be searched by author, title, subject or issue number. The full NLR Index 1960-2010 is available in print and can be purchased here. Subscribers to the print edition get free access to the entire online archive; two or three articles from each new issue are available free online. If you wish to subscribe to NLR, you can take advantage of special offers by subscribing online, or contact the Subscriptions Director below.

Expires on: 09/30/2013

Operative Dentistry

Operative Dentistry is a refereed, international journal published bi-monthly and distributed to subscribers in over 50 countries. In 2012, we printed 84 articles (672 pages).  Papers were submitted by authors from 45 countries, in the categories of Clinical Research, Laboratory Research, Clinical Techniques/Case Presentations and Invited Papers, as well as Editorials and Abstracts.

Expires on: 12/31/2013

Physical Therapy Reviews

Physical Therapy Reviews is an international journal which aims to publish contemporary reviews, discussion papers and editorials within physical therapy, and in those basic and clinical sciences which are the basis of physical therapy. The journal is aimed at all those involved in research, teaching and practice within the area of physical therapy.

Expires on: 12/31/2013

Goes Online

Acta Medica Philippina, the National Health Science Journal published by the University of the Philippines Manila is now available on the worldwide web (http://actamedicaphilippina.com.ph/).

The website is part of the 3-year plan of Dr. Jose Ma. C. Avila, the Editor-in-Chief of Acta Medica Philippina also the project head, to transform the medical journal into a National Health Science Journal through the Department of Science and Technology Grants-in-Aid (DOST-GIA).

History

Acta Medica Philippina is the official medical journal of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine and the College of Public Health. It was conceptualized and first published in 1939. The medical consultant staff contributed as authors of scientific papers that were largely based on their experiences at the Philippine General Hospital, and the College of Public Health. During this time, the Acta received wide coverage and was widely regarded as “the” medical journal of the Philippines, and perhaps, Southeast Asia. The Acta was widely circulated across medical libraries in Asia and the United States and its articles, largely dealing with tropical maladies and the local Philippine medical condition, were widely read all over the world. Rotavirus enteropathies and  the now famous “Rotor” syndrome were first described in the pages of the Acta.

However, this popularity was short-lived and faded slowly starting in the late 60’s and 70’s due to lack of scientific papers and the lack of impetus for research. The growth of specialty medical societies, which published their own journals heralded the death blow to the Acta.  

Still, the Acta struggled on and continued to be seen in print despite publication delays, lack of publishable material, and financial difficulties.

By 2003, the Acta which was one and a half years late in its publishing schedule, had a new Editor-in-chief, Dr. Jose Ma. C. Avila. Together with his editorial staff, and with the support of the Dean of the UP College of Medicine, Dr. Avila decided to relaunch the Acta and change its look, its editorial policies, and its goals, which was reoriented towards the national health agenda and tried to encourage articles that were more  of a “general” medical nature. Review and solicited articles were also encouraged, and a stricter editorial policy was implemented to realign the journal to conform with international standards. One major change is the decision to form an “external peer review board.”

Years after its relaunch, Acta Medica Philippina is now The National Health Science Journal, chosen by the Department of Science and Technology and the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development.

For the first time in perhaps twenty years, it is publishing on time. It has, at present, an editorial staff of eight, mostly from the National Institutes of Health, the College of Public Health, and the Philippine General Hospital, all with expertise in writing, publishing and research.  It has an external peer review board of more than 80  individuals, most of whom are senior faculty or alumni of UP Manila. The Acta  also has been professionalized with an editorial office and full time staff. From 5-10 papers submitted to its office, the Acta now receives 30-40 papers for consideration for each quarterly issue.

The Acta has also been included in the WPRIM (Western Pacific Regional Index Medicus) and abstracts of its article are uploaded into the WPRIM website, an initiative of the WHO of which its editor is a temporary adviser and member of the WPRIM editorial board.

Acta Medica Philippina, really, has gone a very long way since it was first published almost 70 years ago.

Source: http://actamedicaphilippina.com.ph/content/acta-medica-philippina-history

To maximize the access and exposure of electronic resources of UP Manila libraries, the University Library make use of EBSCO A-to-Z^® as its Web-based tool for organizing and providing links to all of its e-subscriptions, including e-journals, titles in full-text databases, e-journal packages, and e-books. This web-based tool offers users a “one-stop” search of our library’s e-collection, with easy navigation to full-text content.

The customized index and search menus of the Digital Resources in this web site use the EBSCO A-to-Z^®, featuring a user-friendly interfaces linking all subscribed titles in our collection whether they are included in publisher packages, aggregated packages, or individually subscribed. While it enables open browsing of the library’s list of electronic resources yet allows only authorized users to access the full texts of UP Manila e-subscriptions.

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