Use the exact journal title names or ISSN numbers.
Since journal source data may be incomplete, it is advisable to search for a journal title using both ISSNs and Journal Title as search terms.
Do multiple searches for all available ISSNs (e.g., Online, Print and Link ISSNs) and title variations (e.g., using alternate titles)
Searching will accommodate for limited partial matching. Searching works better with exact matches, i.e., when search terms are 100% correct, without spelling errors.
Some journal titles may contain commas, full stops, etc. For example: “Accounting, Organizations and Society“; “027.7 : Zeitschrift für Bibliothekskultur“; “21 : Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual” or “1991. Revista de Estudios Internacionales“. To improve accuracy, make sure to include official punctuation where relevant.
To accommodate for data inaccuracies on journal sources, play with variations such as “and” as opposed to “&”, “on” as opposed to “of”, etc.
Fidelior™ will accommodate limited phoneme possibilities (e.g., organisation vs. organization).
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