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.
The list shows all index field names, their tag codes and the corresponding field to use in Advanced Search.
| Database field name | Field Tag that can be used to search this field | Advanced Search Field |
|---|---|---|
| Database field name | Field Tag that can be used to search this field | Advanced Search Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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)
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