Service Description

If you are able to access full-text articles and perform searches without being prompted for a password and username, you are doing so via a subscription paid for by your library or institution.

The Tables of Contents (PDF and HTML) are not password protected. Password/username will be requested in order to view abstracts, for searching, and for viewing/downloading full text (PDF and PostScript). Password/username login will be requested for all non-IP address authenticated access, and is requested only once per "session." A "session" is defined as the period between entrance/login authentication and exit; or 15 minutes of idle time. NOTE: Password/username is not requested, at any point, for access via an institutional subscription.

Browse an HTML version of the current issue Table of Contents (TOC), which contains hyperlinks from each article to its abstract as well as options to either download full text as PDF or GZipped PostScript files. From the abstract "view," users can also download the full-text of the article as either a PDF or GZipped PostScript file, including all figures, tables, and references. In addition, users can select from a list of all available prior issues, and browse any HTML TOC, read abstracts, and view PDF (and PostScript) articles (or place a document delivery order).

Browse a PDF version of the TOC of the current issue (and of all available prior issues), which contains weblinks to the full-text PDF article.

Search a "Current Issue" database, featuring the option to view full-text PDF and/or PostScript articles from the abstract "view."

Search an "All Issues" database, featuring the option to view full-text PDF and/or PostScript articles from the abstract "view."

Inline image representations of mathematical entities that cannot be displayed as HTML characters are now available in article titles. However, "wordmath" equivalents (i.e., the word "alpha" or the string [alpha sup 2]) are retained in the "alt tags" (alternate text) associated with each image for users that have their browsers configured to suppress display of images.

In addition to the PDF full-text option, a PostScript (Level 2) viewing option is available. For more information on viewing and printing PostScript files, consult the Online Help specific to using the Ghostscript/Ghostview application.

Some cosmetic features are worth noting:

• The HTML TOCs feature an option to view the full text of the article as either a PDF file or a GZipped PostScript file.
• The abstract displays feature multiple "View Article" links throughout the page.
• The PACS numbers are displayed after the PII on the bottom of each abstract since the tabular array of bibliographic information has been relocated to another page. The "Additional Information" page can be accessed by following the "Additional Information" link appearing after the PACS numbers.

Getting Started

Here's a recommended checklist for first-time users:

Make sure you have a current browser that supports (a) authentication (login and password), (b) HTML forms (for database queries), (c) HTML tables, (d) JavaScript (JavaScript support must be enabled to take full advantage of all Article Collection functions, as well as some functions of the reference-linking and related-article-linking functions), and (e) cookies. IMPORTANT: Authentication requires that cookies be enabled in a cookie-capable browser; more information is available in the Online Help. While several other browsers are "Netscape-compliant," and their use should allow you to take full advantage of all of the journal's features, we recommend Netscape Navigator (more details are available from the Online Help page). As stated, authentication is required in order to enforce the publisher's subscription controls over its journals. This control is based on Netscape software products, and depends on the Netscape "cookie" mechanism (please refer to the FAQ for more information on cookies) to authenticate and track both individual and institutional users throughout the system. While browsers that do not support this mechanism may function adequately, technical support in regard to authentication problems will NOT be extended to users who are not running either Netscape Navigator (version 2.0 or higher) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 2.0 or higher).

The Tables of Contents (PDF and HTML) are not password protected. Password/username will be requested in order to view abstracts, for searching, and for viewing/downloading full text (PDF and GZipped PostScript). Password/username login will be requested for all non-IP address authenticated access, and is requested only once per "session." A "session" is defined as the period between entrance/login authentication and exit; or 15 minutes of idle time. NOTE: Password/username is not requested, at any point, for access via an institutional subscription.

To view full-text PDF versions of articles, as well as PDF versions of issue tables of contents, you must have (a) Adobe Acrobat Exchange, (b) the Adobe Acrobat Reader, (c) the Adobe Acrobat Reader browser plug-in, or (d) another "viewer" that can display or otherwise manipulate PDF files (more details are available from the Online Help page). An Acrobat Tutorial is also available.

To view full-text PostScript versions of articles, you must have a PostScript viewer or any other application that enables you to otherwise manipulate PostScript files [all PostScript delivered via the OJPS is in compressed ("gzipped") format]. More information is available from the Online Help regarding working with compressed PostScript or using GhostScript/Ghostview.

The Online Journals have been designed for the following minimum Internet access configuration: 14,400 bps modem. Tips on configuring your browser for slower connections (and to optimize any connection) are available from the Online Help page.

Consult the The Online Journal FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for a compendium of capsulized information about the Online Journal Service.

Read the Online Help thoroughly, especially with regard to using the Acrobat products in conjunction with your browser, and for detailed tutorials on how to search the Online Journal databases.