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Purpose
MathSciNet is an electronic publication providing searchable reviews, abstracts, and bibliographic information for mathematical sciences literature.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Trial
The AMS quickstart guide states that a 30-day free trial is available.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ams.org
Support
The help page lists separate contacts for product functionality, reviewers, the in-house librarian, the Executive Editor, and subscriptions or consortia.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Author identification
Authors have unique MR Author IDs, allowing users to search for an individual’s publications rather than relying on name strings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Citation coverage limit
Reference citations are limited to items whose full reference lists are included in MathSciNet.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Citation export
Citations can be viewed or downloaded in EndNote, AMSRefs, BibTeX, and ASCII formats, with up to 50 items at a time.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Citation tools
MathSciNet provides citation information for journals, authors, articles, and reviews using matched reference lists collected from approximately 650 journals.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Classification
Most new items are classified according to the Mathematics Subject Classification.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Coverage
MathSciNet contains over 3.6 million items and more than 2.3 million direct links to original articles.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Free tools
Search MSC and Collaboration Distance are among the tools available without a MathSciNet subscription.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
New material
More than 125,000 new items and over 90,000 reviews are added to the database each year.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Search features
The database includes publication, author, journal, author citation, and journal citation searches.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Updates
MathSciNet is updated hourly, and newly cataloged items are posted within the hour after receipt and processing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org
Who it serves
The AMS describes MathSciNet as an authoritative gateway to the scholarly literature of mathematics, developed, edited, and published by the American Mathematical Society.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mathscinet.ams.org

Plans and prices

Institutional subscription Price not published Annual fees are paid by the subscribing institution; the page does not state an amount. Site-wide access for listed IP addresses · usage restricted to a single site Read 11 Oct 2026 · ams.org

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