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Journal Indexing and the Publishing World

Journal indexing involves the compilation of either annual indexes or cumulative indexes to journals or magazines. This usually entails the compilation of separate author/title and subject indexes.

The following article, written by Max McMaster, highlights a few contentious areas and provides a number of alternative solutions. Issues discussed include:

• What types of items should be excluded from the index?
• How many indexes should you include?
• Dealing with multi-authored articles and their ensuing cross-references
• Punctuation in long strings of authors’ names
• Should initial articles in titles be ignored in filing?
• The use of general or specific subject headings when indexing articles.

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View the article: Journal Indexing: Some Issues and Maybe Some Answers - written by Max McMaster.