How do I view a document's details?
Last updated on March 25, 2026
The record page view provides a comprehensive list of information about a document. You may access many Engineering Village features from this detailed view of the document.
How
Follow these methods to view the record page:
Note: The details appearing on this page depend upon the document type, information provided by the publishers, and database(s) you selected when you ran the search.
- From the Search results, click the document title link.
- From the Selected records page, click ‘Detailed format.’
To add the document to your selected records, select the checkbox located to the left of the document title.
If you have an Engineering Village account and are signed in, you can enable or disable the search term highlighting feature.
- Click the user preference menu at the top right side of any Engineering Village page. The user preference menu opens.
- Scroll down and click ‘My preferences.’ The ‘My preferences’ page opens.
- Click ‘Results.’ The ‘Results’ tab displays.
- From the ‘Search terms highlighting’ section, click the toggle switch to ‘Off’ to disable the highlighting feature.
- Click the toggle switch to ‘On’ to enable the highlighting feature.
A confirmation message displays at the top of the page to inform you that the highlighting feature has been enabled or disabled as appropriate.
To open the full-text version of the document, click the ‘Full text’ button near the top of the record page. The associated journal’s home page opens, where you can navigate to the full text of the document.
The various sections of the document are listed as clickable labels on the left side of the record page. Click any of these labels (e.g., ‘Abstract,’ ‘Indexing,’ ‘Metrics,’ ‘Funding,’ ‘Bibliographic information’) to go to that section of the record page. Additionally, as you scroll up and down the record page, the cursor highlights the current section label that is in view.
Review the following field information from the table listed below. For all fields that contain links on the record page (e.g., ISSN, E-ISSN, CODEN, ISBN, Controlled terms, etc.), you may click these linked fields to run a search and retrieve records spanning the default time period of your selected database(s).
Refer to View Patent Details for fields specific to patent records.
Database | The database (e.g., Compendex, Inspec, GEOBASE, etc.) of the document |
Document type | Type of document such as Journal Article (JA) or Thesis or Dissertation (DS) |
Additional label | Optional label that lists additional information about the document such as ‘Open Access’ or ‘Preprint’ if applicable |
Title | Complete title of the document |
Source title | Title of the source in which the document appears. |
Volume | Volume of the publication in which the article appears. |
Issue | Issue of the publication in which the article appears. |
Pages | Total number of pages in the document. |
Publication date | Date when the document was published. |
Authors | List of all the authors for the document. Refer to the number in brackets to the right of the author's name to find the corresponding author affiliation. Click an author's name to retrieve all records by that author from the beginning of the document's database. The Search results page opens with new results restricted to the database for that document. If an envelope icon displays beside an author's name, click it to email the author. |
Corresponding author | The name and email address for the author of the document for whom correspondence may be sent. If an envelope icon displays beside a corresponding author's name, click it to email the author. |
Corresponding author affiliation | The institution, university, or organization affiliated with the corresponding author of the document. In some documents, the address and country of the corresponding author affiliation may also be available. |
Author affiliations | Institution(s), university(ies), or organization(s) who funded the author's research |
Abbreviated author affiliations | Author affiliations that contain abbreviated names. This field is located in the Bibliographic Information section of the record page and applies only to Inspec documents. |
Other affiliations | Other affiliation(s) associated to the author of the document. When present in a document, this field is located beneath the Author affiliation field. |
Editors | A listing of all the editors' names for the document. Where applicable, click an editor's name to see other articles edited by this editor. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Status | The status for the Standard (e.g., Active - Revision). This field only applies to Standards documents. |
Standard designation | The designation assigned to a standard family (e.g., 8802-3, 1609.2, 2755, etc.). This field only applies to Standards documents. Refer to ‘What are Standards’ for further information. |
Standard ID | The specific identification number for a standard. This field only applies to Standards documents. |
Accession number | A unique identifier number that is assigned to each document in the databases hosted on Engineering Village. Each database may have one or more different accession number formats. |
Publisher | Institution, organization, or company that published the document. |
ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 | This is the International Standard Book Number. It is a unique 10-digit or 13-digit numeric commercial book identifier of a book. The 13-digit numbers were assigned starting in 2007. Click the linked number to run a new search for this number. The Search results page displays the book. |
ISSN | This is the print version of the International Standard Serial Number. It is a nine-character alphanumeric representation of serial titles formatted as two sets of four numbers separated by a hyphen. In some cases the last character of this identifier is an ‘X.’ Click the linked number to run a new search for this particular ISSN. The Search results page displays the results. |
E-ISSN | This is the electronic version of the International Standard Serial Number. It is an eight-character alphanumeric representation. In a few instances, it may be formatted as two sets of four numbers separated by a hyphen. Click the linked number to run a new search for this particular E-ISSN. The Search results page displays the results. |
CODEN | This is a 5-character or 6-character representation of a source title used to limit results to a specific journal. Click the code link to run a new search for the CODEN. The Search results page displays the results. |
DOI | (Digital Object Identifier) A registered digital number for electronic documents. |
Abstract | A condensation of the key points in the document. |
Source record | This is only available in an erratum document, and it is the title of the original document to which the correction document refers. Click this document title link to access the original source document. |
Correction | If an error correction (erratum) document is available, this is the document title and brief description of the abstract of the corrected document. Click the document title link to access the erratum (error correction) document. This field is only available as being related to an erratum document. |
Related documents | Other documents that are related to the document you are reviewing. Refer to ‘What are Related Documents?’ for further information. |
Active Version(s) | The version(s) of the Standard that is (are) active. This field only applies to Standards. |
Inactive Version(s) | The version(s) of the Standard that is (are) historical and now inactive. This field only applies to Standards. |
Main heading | A main descriptor, which is a subject classification, that serves to represent the main topic of the document. Click the heading to run a new search based on the heading. The Search results page displays the results. |
Controlled terms | Click any of the controlled terms to run another search using that term. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Inspec controlled terms | Controlled terms in an Inspec record. Click any of the Inspec controlled terms to run another search using that term. The Search results page opens with new results. Note: The Inspec controlled terms additionally contain Inspec Analytics links. Click these links (represented as purple inverted "v" characters) to run a search for these controlled terms using the Inspec Analytics feature of the Inspec database. |
Uncontrolled terms | Free language terms; additional entry, or non-preferred, subject terms assigned by indexers. These terms are derived from the abstract and author keywords. Click any of the uncontrolled terms to run another search using that term. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Species terms | Terms describing a specific species. Click any of the Species terms to run another search using that term. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Classification codes | Click a classification code to run a new search using that code. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Inspec classification codes | Classification codes in an Inspec record. Click any Inspec classification code to run a new search using that code. The Search results page opens with new results. Note: The Inspec classification codes additionally contain Inspec Analytics links. Click these links (represented as purple inverted "v" characters) to run a search for these classification codes using the Inspec Analytics feature of the Inspec database. |
ICS Classification codes | International Classification for Standards (ICS) codes. The ICS is a hierarchical classification that consists of three levels. The highest level of the hierarchy contains 2-digits (e.g., ‘23’ or ‘45’). The ICS codes are only found in Compendex Standards documents. Refer to the International Classification for Standards for detailed information about these codes. Click any ICS classification code to run a new search using that code. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Discipline | The academic discipline for which the document is intended, such as Chemistry or Electrical/Electrical Engineering |
Treatment | The slant or approach taken in the document |
Geographic terms | Terms describing a geographic region. Click any of the geographic terms to run another search using that term. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Linked terms | Index terms which are linked to the document. Click ‘Open linked terms’ to review a list of these terms. Click ‘Close linked terms’ to close this view. |
Major terms | Index terms which describe the major terms that capture the topic of the document. Click any of the ‘Major terms’ to run another search using that term. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Metrics | The Metrics section contains different metrics (as available for the document):
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Funding details | The grant funding details listed in the document. It may contain the funding number, funding acronym, and funding sponsor as available. |
Funding text | Informational text detailing the acknowledgement of grant support from the funding sponsor(s). This text includes the names of the sponsor(s) and may also include the funding number(s) and other general information about the grant(s). |
Numerical data indexing | Standardized format of numeric quantities and ranges found only in Compendex and Inspec records. |
Astronomical indexing | Astronomical object designations found in Inspec records. This field contains three types of designations: name-based acronyms, catalog-based acronyms along with their catalog entry name, and positional information. Refer to the Astronomical indexing page on the Inspec website for further details. |
Conference Information | Conference information that is available for the documents such as Conference name, Conference date, Conference locations, Sponsor, and Conference code |
IPC Codes | International Patent Classification code that was assigned to the record, if applicable. Click an IPC code to run a new search using that code. The Search results page opens with new results. |
CPC Codes | Cooperative Patent Classification code that was assigned to the record, if applicable. Click a CPC code to run a new search using that code. The Search results page opens with new results. |
Issue date | Date when the document was issued |
Publication year | The four-digit publication year of the document |
Language | Language(s) in which the document is available |
Sponsor | The institution, society, or company that sponsored the research for the document. If this is a Conference Sponsor, then this information will be located in the Conference Information section of the record page. If this any other type of sponsor (such as funding sponsor), then it will be located in the Bibliographic Information section of the record page. |
Part number | Conference part number contained within a multi-volume or multi-part conference proceeding publication |
Article number | The article number of the document |
CAS Registry Numbers | Numerical identifiers assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service to chemical substances. Click the ‘CAS Registry Numbers’ link(s) to run a search using that number. |
Issue title | The issue title of the document |
Degree | Refers to the type of degree for which the document was presented. Examples are the following:
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Illustrations | Specific information regarding the content of the illustrations contained in the document (e.g, number of tables, etc.) |
Notes | Contains information, such as annotations, that are not appropriate for other fields. Source notes are also populated into this field. |
Category | The category(ies) assigned to the document |
Coordinates | The geographic coordinates listed in the document |
Map scale | Refers to the ratio between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground |
Map type | Refers to the map type for fold out maps, maps in pockets, and individually published maps |
URL | Some GeoRef documents contain a URL to the full-text map that is the source of the document. |
Number of references | Total number of references cited in the document (if present) |
Abstract type | The type of abstract contained in the document (such as ‘Monographic level’) |
Country of publication | Country in which the document was published. |
Material Identity Number | Internal Inspec code that uniquely identifies the publication issue for serials or the entire publication for non-serials. When linked, click the number to run a new search for the number. The Search results page displays the results. |
Place of publication | The document's place of publication including the city and country as available in the document |
Title of translation | The original non-English document title |
Abbreviated source title | Shortened form of the source title |
Copyright | Copyright for the document |
Compendex references | The bibliographic references from Compendex cited in the document |
Inspec references | The bibliographic references from Inspec cited in the document |
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