Search by field tag
In addition to using Advanced Search it is also possible to use field tags (or codes) to search specific database index fields. For example to search for a title in the publication source field search:
do:"animal feed science and technology"
Or to search for an indexing term from CABI's Thesaurus:
indexingterm:"holiday"
It is recommended that phrases are placed in quotes for exact matching when searching using field tags.
List of all index field names and field tags
The list shows all index field names, their tag codes and the corresponding field to use in Advanced Search.
Compound fields
| Database field name | Field Tag that can be used to search this field | Advanced Search Field |
|---|---|---|
All | n/a | ‘All fields’ searches across all database fields in one go |
Title | title | 'Title' field searches across ET, AT in one go |
Authors/Contributors | author | 'Authors/Contributors' searches across AU, ED, CA, combined |
Indexing Term | indexingterm | 'Indexing Term' (combined Index information field which searches across DE, ID, OD, UP, GL) |
Regular fields
| Database field name | Field Tag that can be used to search this field | Advanced Search Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Abstract | ab | Abstract | |
Additional title | at | Title | |
Author | au | Authors/Contributors | |
Author Affiliation | aa | Affiliation | |
Author email | em | Not available in Advanced Search | |
Broad terms | up | Indexing Term | |
CABICODE | cc | CABI Code | |
Conference Location | cl | Not available in Advanced Search | |
Conference Title | ct | Conference Title | |
Corporate Author | ca | Authors/Contributors | |
Country of Publication | cp | Not available in Advanced Search | |
Descriptor | de | Indexing Term | |
Document Editor | ed | Authors/Contributors. | |
DOI | oi | DOI | |
English title, article | et | Title | |
Geographic location | gl | Indexing Term | |
Identifier | id | Indexing Term | |
ISBN | bn | ISBN | |
ISSN | sn | ISSN | |
Item Type | it | Publication Type of Abstract record | |
Language of summary | ls | Language of Summary | |
Language of text | la | Language of Text | Use ISO 639 language codes instead of language names |
Location of Publisher | lp | Not available in Advanced Search | |
Organism descriptor | od | Indexing Term | |
Publication title | do | Publication Title | This is phrase-indexed - Use full source publication title rather than individual words from the title |
Publisher name | pb | Publisher Name | |
Record number/PAN | pa | Record number/PAN | |
Sequence Code | sc | CABI Product (sc code) (See full list here) | |
Web URL | ur | Not available in Advanced Search | |
Year of Publication | yr | Year |
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