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Find articles that contain all of the words in the search field. This is helpful when you have two concepts, and you only want to find articles that discuss both of those concepts.
You can also do this in the regular search bar by putting "AND" in between words or phrases.
For example, searching for "birds AND pollution" will only show results for articles that include both of those words.
Find articles that only include an exact wording. This is helpful when you want to limit your search results to articles that include a specific phrase.
You can also do this in the regular search bar by putting quotation marks around a phrase.
For example, searching for "machine learning" will only show results for articles that include both of these words together, not articles that include the words "machine" and "learning" separately.
Find articles that include one or more of a set of a words. This is helpful when your concept can be searched for using a variety of different words.
For example, if your research involves young people, you might enter the words "youth", "adolescent", "teenager", and "child" in order to find articles that refer to young people in different ways.
You can also do this in the regular search bar by putting "OR" in between words.
Find articles that don't include a specific word or phrase. This is helpful for limiting articles that are outside the scope of your project.
You can also do this in the regular search bar by putting "-" or "NOT" before a word.
For example, searching for "pollution NOT plastic" or "pollution -plastic" will result in articles that discuss pollution but not plastic.
Use this field to search for articles by specific authors. This can be helpful if there is a specific author whose work you want to explore.
Use this field to find articles published in a specific journal. Most disciplines have specific journals that are highly respected—this field allows you to look for articles in those journals or other journals.
Use this field to limit your results to a specific date. You might use this to find the most recent research on a specific topic, or to find articles from a specific time period.
Find articles that don't include a specific word or phrase. This is helpful for limiting articles that are outside the scope of your project.
You can also do this in the regular search bar by putting "-" or "NOT" behind a word.
For example, searching for "pollution NOT plastic" or "pollution -plastic" will result in articles that discuss pollution but not plastic.