About this Journal

Aims and scope

The Scientific World Journal is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research and review articles covering a wide range of subjects in science, technology, and medicine. The journal is divided into 81 subject areas.

Bibliographic information

ISSN: 2356-6140 (Print)
ISSN: 1537-744X (Online)
DOI: 10.1155/8086

Journal title history

  • The Scientific World Journal 2012–Current
  • The Scientific World JOURNAL 2000–2011 (Title Changed)

Abstracting and Indexing

Discoverability

The journal's articles appear in a wide range of abstracting and indexing databases, and are covered by numerous other services, as given in the full list below. The following link provides more information about Wiley's approach to making articles more discoverable.

Indexing Information

  • Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI)
  • Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage)
  • Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing)
  • AgBiotech News & Information (CABI)
  • AgBiotechNet (CABI)
  • AGRICOLA Database (National Agricultural Library)
  • Agricultural Economics Database (CABI)
  • Agricultural Engineering Abstracts
  • AGRIS Database (FAO)
  • Animal Behavior Abstracts
  • Animal Breeding Abstracts (CABI)
  • Animal Production Database (CABI)
  • Animal Science Database (CABI)
  • ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
  • Biocontrol News & Information (CABI)
  • Biofuels Abstracts (CABI)
  • Biotechnology and BioEngineering Abstracts
  • Botanical Pesticides (CABI)
  • CAB Abstracts® (CABI)
  • CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS)
  • CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (EBSCO Publishing)
  • CNKI Scholar 
  • Crop Physiology Abstracts (CABI)
  • Crop Science Database (CABI)
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 
  • Ecology Abstracts
  • Embase (Elsevier)
  • Engineering Research Database
  • Entomology Abstracts
  • Environment Abstracts
  • Environmental Impact (CABI)
  • Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
  • Food Science & Technology Abstracts™ (IFIS)
  • Forest Science Database (CABI)
  • Genetics Abstracts
  • Global Health (CABI)
  • Google Scholar 
  • Health and Safety Science Abstracts
  • Helminthological Abstracts (CABI)
  • Horticultural Science Abstracts (CABI)
  • Index Medicus (NLM)
  • INSPEC (IET)
  • J-Gate Portal 
  • MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
  • Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts
  • Natural Science Collection (ProQuest)
  • Neurosciences Abstracts (ProQuest)
  • Nutrition & Food Sciences Database (CABI)
  • Parasitology Database (CABI)
  • Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (CABI)
  • Plant Genetics and Breeding Database (CABI)
  • Plant Protection Database (CABI)
  • Pollution Abstracts
  • ProQuest Agricultural Science Collection
  • Protozoological Abstracts (CABI)
  • Review of Medical & Veterinary Mycology (CABI)
  • Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology
  • Risk Abstracts
  • SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • SCOPUS (Elsevier)
  • Soil Science Database (CABI)
  • Soils & Fertilizers Abstracts (CABI)
  • Sustainability Science Abstracts
  • Technology Collection (ProQuest)
  • Technology Research Database
  • Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI)
  • Veterinary Bulletin (CABI)
  • Veterinary Science Database (CABI)
  • World Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Abstracts (CABI)
The Scientific World Journal deposits all articles in PMC (PubMed Central).