EDP Sciences introduces
EDPS Link Manager


  1. What is EDPS Link Manager?
  2. Searching for a reference
  3. How does EDPS Link Manager work?
  4. Demonstration


What is EDPS Link Manager?

EDP Sciences is proud to announce the launching of a new bibliographic search engine on its web site: EDPS Link Manager.

EDPS Link Manager is a very convenient research tool for scientists and readers. From a simple bibliographic reference noted down from an article, one will be able to gain access to the article in question, provided this article is available here.

Indeed, all articles published here, which are uniformly indexed and referenced in our data base, regardless of journal, volumes or year, can be easily looked for and found.

EDPS Link Manager is a tool - developed in collaboration with the American Physical Society, whose APS Link Manager is similar - designed to allow for an easy access to the articles from a simple URL and using parameters such as journal name, volume number and page number.

For instance, the following "classical" reference:

Eur. Phys. J. B, 3, 73 (1998)

corresponds to the following URL:

http://publish.edpsciences.com/abstract/epjb/v3/p73

and will give access to the article of EPJ B starting on page 73 in Vol. 3.

Special URL resolution for EPJdirect A-D and Les Annales de Physique:

For EPJdirect A, B, C & D and Les Annales de Physique an additional paramater is requested, i.e., the issue number. For instance the following reference:

EPJdirect A2 (1999), 1, 1-10

will be resolved as follows:

http://publish.edpsciences.com/abstract/epjdirecta/v1/p1/i2

Special URL resolution for La revue de métallurgie

For La revue de métallurgie the year of publication and the page number are required. For instance the following reference:

Rev. Met. Paris (2000) 1391-1398

will be resolved as follows:

http://publish.edpsciences.com/abstract/metal/y2000/p1391

With EDPS Link Manager, the abstract becomes the access point for all information relative to the article: full-text PDF or PS files, errata, comments, electronic-only material, authors' e-mail address, etc.

The launching of EDPS Link Manager is the first step of a broader project that includes providing reciprocal hyperlinks between EDPS and APS' sites in bibliographical references of EPJ B & D, EPJ Applied Physics, JP and EPL on one side, and Physical Review on the other. Links to cited documents are included in all online articles starting in 1999 (see demonstration below).

Note that in the EPJ A-D series, reciprocal links will be provided for EPJ B and EPJ D only, since the production of EPJ A and EPJ C is handled by Springer-Verlag and EDP Sciences only has a mirror of these journals here.

Searching and finding a reference:

A search can be performed either by typing in the exact URL for the article, or by using a form.

If you choose to type in the URL, the following rules have to be obeyed:

  • Journal Name:

    The journal name to be used in the URL should be chosen in the following table:

    Journal titleName for URLOther valid names
    AgronomieAGROINRA-AGRO
    AnalusisANALUSIS 
    Animal Research (formerly Annales de Zootechnie)ANIMRESINRA-ANIMAL, INRA-ZOOTECH
    Annales de PhysiqueANPHYSANNALES, ANPHY
    Annals of Forest ScienceFORESTINRA-FOREST, AFS
    ApidologieAPIDOINRA-APIDO
    Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement SeriesAASASTRO
    Astronomy & AstrophysicsAA 
    E.J.E.S.S.EJESS 
    ESAIM: COCV COCV 
    ESAIM: P&SPS 
    The European Physical Journal AEPJA 
    The European Physical Journal BEPJB 
    The European Physical Journal CEPJC 
    The European Physical Journal DEPJD 
    The European Physical Journal EEPJE 
    The European Physical Journal Applied PhysicsEPJAP 
    EPJdirect AEPJDIRECTA 
    EPJdirect BEPJDIRECTB 
    EPJdirect CEPJDIRECTC 
    EPJdirect DEPJDIRECTD 
    Europhysics LettersEPLEURO
    FruitsFRUITS 
    Genetics Selection EvolutionGSEINRA-GENETICS
    Journal de Chimie Physique et de Physico-Chimie BiologiqueJCP 
    Journal de Physique IJP1 
    Journal de Physique IIJP2 
    Journal de Physique IIIJP3 
    Le LaitLAITINRA-LAIT
    Mathematical Modelling and Numerical AnalysisM2AN 
    Microscopy Microanalysis MicrostructuresMMM 
    RadioprotectionRADIOPRORADIO
    RAIRO-Operations ResearchRO 
    Revue de MétallurgieMETAL 
    Theroretical Informatics and ApplicationsITA 
    Reproduction Nutrition DevelopmentRNDINRA-NUTRITION
    Veterinary ResearchVETRESINRA-VET

    Upper or lower case letters may be used.

  • volume number:

    volume number should be entered as follows:

    v# where # is a number, e.g., v3 for volume 3

  • page number:

    page number should be entered as follows:

    p# where # is a number, e.g., p73 for page 73

    How does EDPS Link Manager work ?

    1. after a query is submitted, EDPS Link Manager checks that all required parameters are entered and that the citation is valid
    2. if the citation is valid and online, a link to the requested article is provided
    3. if the citation is not valid or not online, an error message is displayed

    Note that for our journals, the following volumes are available:

     journal year  start volume  last volume
    A&A2001365...
    A&AS1996 - 2000116
    (issue no. 2)
    147
    Analusis199826...
    Annales de Physique199520...
    EJESS199913...
    ESAIM: COCV19951...
    ESAIM: P&S19951...
    ESAIM: Proceedings19961...
    EPJ A19981...
    EPJ B19981...
    EPJ C19981...
    EPJ D19981...
    EPJ E20001...
    EPJ AP19981...
    EPJdirect A19981...
    EPJdirect B19981...
    EPJdirect C19981...
    EPJdirect D19981...
    Fruits200156 (Issue 1)...
    JCP1998 - 19999596
    Journal de Physique I1995 - 199757
    Journal de Physique II1995 - 199757
    Journal de Physique III1995 - 199757
    Europhysics Letters199530
    (issue no. 8)
    ...
    M2AN199933...
    Microsc. Microstruc. Microanal.1995 - 199768
    ITA199933...
    RAIRO-RO199933...
    Revue de Métallurgie2000 Issue 10...
    Radioprotection199732...
    Agronomie200020...
    Apidologie200031...
    Annals of Forest Science200057...
    Genetics Selection Evolution200032...
    Le Lait200080...
    Reproduction Nutrition Development200040...
    Veterinary Research200031...
    Animal Research
    (formerly Annales de Zootechnie)
    200049...

    Demonstration:

    As a demonstration, access to the first 1999 issues of both EPJ B and EPJ D will remain free.

    In the bibliography section, directly accessible from the abstract, hyperlinks to available Journal de Physique and The European Physical Journal articles (click on "EDPS Link") and available Physical Review articles (click on "APS Link") are provided.

    Just have a look at either:

    Eur. Phys. B, Vol. 7, No. 1 (January I 1999)

    or

    Eur. Phys. D, Vol. 5, No. 1 (January 1999).


    © EDP Sciences 1998-2002
    (released 07/1998 - revised 12/2001)