Citations in MathSciNet

Reference lists in MathSciNet

The MR Database includes reference lists from selected journals (the Reference List Journals). These reference lists are, in all cases, taken from issues published from 2000 to the present and in certain cases from issues published from 1997 to the present. Most of the reference lists are keyboarded from the original paper. In the case of a few journals a method of automated extraction is used. In both cases, the resulting reference lists are run through an automated matching algorithm to match as many references as possible to items in the MR Database.

The reference lists are presented following the review text associated with the item. No attempt is made in keyboarding to correct errors in reference lists. They are presented exactly as they appear in the original paper.

The Citation Database Reference List Journals

The Citation Database is based on the information contained in reference lists drawn from certain journals, the Reference List Journals, covered by MathSciNet. Reference lists in all of the journals covered in the Citation Database go back to a publication year of 2000. A smaller number of journals have reference lists in MathSciNet back to 1997. A careful process of editorial selection goes into the construction of the Citation Database journal