The PsycINFO database covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. PsycINFO's coverage is worldwide, and includes references and abstracts to over 1300 journals in more than 20 languages, and to book chapters and books in the English language. Over 50,000 references are added annually. Popular literature is excluded.
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each PsycINFO/PsycLIT field.
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Label Name/Example
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ab Abstract
example: motor processes.ab.
an Accession Number
example: 63-10011.an.
au Author
example: smith alan j.au.
at Audience Type
example: general public adult.at.
ax Auxiliary Materials
example: software.ax.
bk Book Citation
example: therapy.bk.
ca Corporate Author
example: advisory committee.ca.
cc Classification Codes
example: 3200.cc
cf Conference Information
example: psychoanalytic.cf.
hw Subject Heading Word
example: therapy.hw.
ib IBSN
example: 0-7914-1059-5.ib.
id Key Phrase Identifiers
example: hearing impaired.id.
in Institution
example: tufts.in.
is ISSN
example: 0065-1400.is.
jn Journal Name
example: psychobiology.jn.
jw Journal Word
example: occupational therapy.jw.
lg Language
example: eng.lg.
nt Notes
example: reprint.nt.
ot Original Title
example: pathologique.ot.
pb Publisher
example: medical.pb.
po Populations
example: elderly.po.
pt Publication Type
example: journal article.pt.
ry Reprint Year
example: 1984.ry.
sa Sponsoring Agency
example: national.sa.
sd Source Description
example: 1-10.sd.
sh Subject Heading
example: motor processes.sh.
tc Table of Contents
example: glossary.tc.
ti Title
example: cognition.ti.
tw Textword (TI, AB and ID fields)
example: motor processes.tw.
yr Year
example: 92.yr.
The following are the Ovid limits for the PsycINFO database. Both forms of syntax for applying the limit directly at the command line are given where relevant.
Limit Name Example
Age...
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to adult
Animal
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to animal
Disordered Populations
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to disordered
Empirical Human
Populations...
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to adulthood
English Language
Command Syntax: ..l/1 en=y
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to english
Human
Command Syntax: ..l/1 hu=y
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to human
Journal Articles
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to journal articles
Languages...
Command Syntax: ..l/1 lg=fre
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to french
Latest Update
Command Syntax: ..l/1 up=y
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to latest update
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to update
Non-Disordered Populations
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to non-disordered
Publication Types...
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to literature review
Publication Year...
Command Syntax: ..l/1 yr=93
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to yr=1993
Tests/Measurements as Subject of Article or Study
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to tests
Treatment and Prevention
Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to treatment
Change to PsycINFO from another database
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Command Syntax: ..c/psyc
Sentence Syntax: use psyc