History: World: Articles & Journals

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Web of Science consists of the following databases: 

• Arts & Humanities Citation Index
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Science Citation Index Expanded
• Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Sciences
• Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Sciences and Humanities
• Book Citation Index - Science
• Book Citation Index - Social Sciences and Humanities
• Emerging Sources Citation Index
• Current Chemical Reactions
• Index Chemicus
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index
• Zoological Record

Coverage begins in the second millennium B.C.E. with pre-classical archaeology, and ends with the period of transition from late antiquity to the middle ages (roughly 500-800 C.E.), extending from the physical centers of ancient Greece and Rome to Northern and Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Materials Indexed: Books

Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level.