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Alerts: Types of Alerts

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Alerts are the most convenient way to keep up with the literature.

It is a rare journal that does not offer Table of Contents alerts.

  Types of Alerts

Table of Contents (TOC) Alerts -- Receive the table of contents of the most recent issue of a specific journal(s)
 
Search Alerts -- Receive automatic updates of a search every week (or other time interval)

Citation Alerts -- Be notified when someone cites a specific article