Tip #1 to improve searches in novoseek – Filter results by publication type

Filter the results of a biomedical search by publication type is something users are really looking forward to finding on novoseek (as this request on uservoice shows, for example).

This inaugural post for tips pretends to help you improve searches in novoseek and especifically describes how to select the publication(s) type(s) you need to read for your search, step by step.

1. Perform a search in novoseek

In this example, we have searched weight loss and we have the following: 72,877 results.


2. Click on the Bibliographics tab at the top of the left sidebar

Clicking on the Bibliographics tab displays the relevant Authors, Journals and Publication Type to your search. Currently, there are 72,877 results for this search.


3. Look for Publication Type at the bottom of list

When you are there, we recommend to click on the more button to display the whole listing of publication types. In that case, we need to read the Review-related articles to weight loss. It’s the 6th concept in the Publication Type’s.


4. Click on the Publication Type you need to read for your search

Clicking on Review will automatically add it to your current search and display results for weight loss in the intended publication type. Here, we went from 72,877 results for weight loss search to 8,217 for weight loss review articles.


5. Modify your search to your needs

You can modify your search quickly and efficiently. If you want to go back to the results for weight loss, just click on remove next to “review”, click on the Bibliographics tab again and select the intended Publication Type.

We are aware that being able to filter by Publication Type is a key feature. We are working on making it easier for you to find it and perform quicker and more efficient searches. We are open to your suggestions in terms of tips needed in order to help you improve your searches so feel free to comment below.

We recommend you to read:

• Why Publication Types matter when looking for relevant scientific literature in Pubmed
• Tip #2 to improve searches in novoseek – use Boolean operators
• The importance of context in text disambiguation
• How to create biomedical gadgets in a few steps
• Best wishes for 2010!