IndMED
IndMED,
a bibliographic database covering prominent peer reviewed Indian biomedical
journals. Database designed to provide medical professionals / researchers
/ students / medical library professionals quick and easy access to
Indian literature.
Scope:
Indian contribution in the areas of biomedical research and
health care has been significant and conforming to international standards.
However, only a small fraction of it is available for reference through
international bibliographic databases. The ICMR-NIC Centre for Biomedical
Information (Indian MEDLARS Centre or IMC) has designed and developed a
bibliographic database of peer reviewed Indian biomedical literature. This
database covers 75 prominent Indian journals, which been selected from
more than 200 journals. More journals would be added to the list as their
quality improves in coming years.
Coverage:
1985 onwards.
Search:
Use Simple or Advanced modes of search or just use the search
box. HELP is also available providing
step-by-step guide on how to search the database.
Browse:
Browse through the contents of each journal arranged in a hierarchical
tree OR look up specific citation(s) / reference(s) from these contents.
| Annals of the National
Academy of Medical Sciences (India) |
Suspended |
| Antiseptic: Journal of
Medicine and Surgery |
Regular |
| Archives of Child Health
|
Suspended |
| Aviation Medicine
|
Renamed |
| Biomedicine |
Irregular |
| Bombay Hospital Journal
|
Regular |
| Bulletin |
Renamed |
| Current Science
|
Stopped |
| Endodontology
|
Regular |
| Health Administrator
|
Regular |
| Health and Population:
Perspective and Issues |
Regular |
| IJCP: Indian Journal of
Clinical Practice |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Aerospace Medicine |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Allergy and Applied Immunology |
Renamed |
| Indian Journal of
Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Anaesthesia |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of Chest
Diseases and Allied Sciences |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Clinical Biochemistry |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Clinical Psychology |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Coloproctology |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Community Medicine |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Comparative Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Dermatology |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Hematology and Blood Transfusion |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of Human
Genetics |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Indigenous Medicine |
Renamed |
| Indian Journal of
Industrial Medicine |
Renamed |
| Indian Journal of
Maternal and Child Health |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Medical and Pediatric Oncology |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Medical Education |
Suspended |
| Indian Journal of
Medical Microbiology |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Nephrology |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Nuclear Medicine |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Nutrition and Dietetics |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Occupational Therapy |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Orthopaedics |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Otology |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of Pain
|
Suspended |
| Indian Journal of
Parasitology |
Renamed |
| Indian Journal of
Pathology and Microbiology |
Stopped |
| Indian Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Pharmacology |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Physiology and Allied Sciences |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Plastic Surgery |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Preventive and Social Medicine |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Psychiatry: Second Series |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Radiology and Imaging |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Surgery |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Tuberculosis |
Regular |
| Indian Journal of
Urology |
Irregular |
| Indian Journal of
Virology |
Suspended |
| Indian Pediatrics
|
Regular |
| Indian Practitioner
|
Regular |
| JIRA: Journal of Indian
Rheumatism Association |
Renamed |
| JK Practitioner
|
Irregular |
| Journal of
Anaesthesiology: Clinical Pharmacology |
Regular |
| Journal of Anatomical
Society of India |
Regular |
| Journal of Applied
Medicine |
Ceased |
| Journal of Biosciences
|
Regular |
| Journal of Clinical
Radiotherapy and Oncology |
Suspended |
| Journal of Family
Welfare |
Regular |
| Journal of Foot Surgery
|
Irregular |
| Journal of Genetics
|
Regular |
| Journal of Indian Academy
of Applied Psychology |
Irregular |
| Journal of Indian
Academy of Forensic Medicine |
Irregular |
| Journal of Indian
Association for Communicable Diseases |
Suspended |
| Journal of Indian
Association of Pediatric Surgeons |
Regular |
| Journal of Indian Dental
Association |
Suspended |
| Journal of Indian
Rheumatology Association |
Regular |
| Journal of Indian
Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry |
Regular |
| Journal of Medical
Physics |
Suspended |
| Journal of Natural
Remedies |
Regular |
| Journal of Obstetrics
and Gynaecology of India |
Regular |
| Journal of Parasitic
Diseases |
Irregular |
| Journal, Indian Academy
of Clinical Medicine |
Regular |
| Lung India |
Irregular |
| Medical Journal Armed
Forces India |
Regular |
| Neurology India
|
Irregular |
| NIMHANS Journal
|
Ceased |
| NTI Bulletin
|
Irregular |
| NTI Newsletter
|
Renamed |
| Pediatric Clinics of
India |
Suspended |
| Phytomedica |
Irregular |
| Trends in Biomaterials
and Artificial Organs |
Regular |
The journals have been screened and selected from over 300
Indian biomedical journals by an "IndMED Journals Selection Committee" (IJSC)
using the following criteria for selection:
• Peer-reviewed journals.
• Journal published on time.
• Journal published at least twice in a year.
• Journal started at least three years prior to selection.
• Non-MEDLINE journal
IndMED was made publicly accessible in December 1997 through the web (World Wide
Web) using BASIS+ web server. The data was converted from CDS/ISIS into BASIS+
by using writing special utility for this purpose. The WEB interface was later
on improved and redesigned. It made use of a) three levels of search interfaces
as front end; b) ISIS database file structure as the backend and c) web-database
connectivity using CGI and implemented by PERL scripts (Sukhdev Singh, 2001).
Searching IndMED through web interface is relatively easy. Search terms can be
entered in one of the three query forms i.e. simple form, minimal box or advance
search form depending upon the complexity of the query. Minimal box is available
at the top of most of the pages of the site. The simple form and advance form
are available at IndMED page. Right truncation of the search terms is also
available by using a dollar ($) sign. Single words can be combined with Boolean
operators (AND, OR, and NOT) to form a complex query. For some fields "phrase
searching" is also available. Further by using advanced search form, searches
can be restricted to particular fields like authors, journals, article title,
keywords, ISSN, etc.
Search results are displayed by generating dynamic HTML pages. The display has a
top "manipulating tool bar"; middle portion-displaying references retrieved in
response to the query and a bottom reusable search box showing the query. All or
the selected references can be redisplayed by using different display formats.
"Citation" format displays the author(s), address, title and source. “Citation +
Abstract” format displays abstract along with the citation. “Full record” format
displays keywords, other keywords and number of references, in addition to the
elements displayed by “Citation + Abstract” format. In all the formats, the
source journal is shown in hypertext if it is available on the Internet.
