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Information is essential to R&D and Innovation.
As part of a national effort to promote Japan's R&D via STI (scientific and technical information), JST has produced various S&T-related databases and portals dedicated to science community and policy makers.
One-stop search specialized in S&T
J-GLOBAL
Linking information for new ideas
- J-GLOBAL is a new comprehensive search gateway connecting you to S&T-related databases and portals.
- J-GLOBAL accelerates scientific discovery and progress by providing one-stop search of wide and deep science sources such as researchers, R&D papers and reports, patents, research institutes, research topics, chemical substances, genes and S&T terms.
Literature database/
electronic journal publication system
JDreamII / JST Document Retrieval system for Academic and Medical fields II
Direct access to the scientific, technological and medical databases
- STM literature databases with multidisciplinary coverage
- 56,000,000 records from foreign and Japanese journals/proceedings/technical papers
- The most comprehensive coverage of journals and papers published in Japan
J-STAGE / Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic
Electronic journal site for Japan's academic societies
- E-journal publishing platform for Japanese academic societies
- Full texts of over 750 journals are available either for a fee or free of charge
- More than 80 % of abstracts available in English
Journal@rchive / Academic journals scanned through the Electronic Archive Initiative
Archive of journal back issues in Japan
- Over 1,500,000 articles archived as scientific heritage
- Articles include papers authored by Japan's Nobel prize winners
- Archived back to 1877
Researcher/research achievement database
ReaD / Directory Database of Research and Development Activities
Comprehensive database to search research information in Japan
- Researcher profile databases with professional career records and achievements
- Records and achievements on some 200,000 researchers in Japan (mostly academic, public and governmental) are registered to promote industry-academia collaboration
J-STORE / JST Science Technology Research Result Database for Enterprise Development
Database for licensable patents and other research results
- Web-based databases to encourage academia-government-industry collaboration
- Information on technical seeds/undisclosed patent applications held by academia to be searched
JREC-IN / Japan Research Career Information Network
Career database for S&T personnel
- Job search service for researches seeking positions in domestic institutes
- Job seekers can receive via E-mail the job opening information, which matches the preferred conditions.
Research information databases
NBDC / National Bioscience Database Center
- Promotes life science database integration and provides portal site of life science databases
BIRD / Institute for Bioinformatics Research and Development
- Promotes bioinformatics research and provides access to useful tools and databases
Web learning plaza
- Where some 100 courses available including self-learning materials on electronics, life science, engineering and intellectual property
- e-learning Web to keep updated with the current technology topics
Nikkaji Web / Japan Chemical Substance Dictionary Web
- More than 2.9 million chemical substances' information
SIST / Standards for Information of Science and Technology
- 14 standards useful for writing and editing scientific articles
Gakkai Meikan
Database of academic societies in Japan
- Contains comprehensive information of academic societies in Japan
- Searchable by name, discipline and keyword
Comprehendsive Guide and News
Science Links Japan
Gateway to Japan's Scientific and Technical Information
- A comprehensive (English-language) portal site of links of Japan's S&T institutes/policies/databases/news with daily updates
- Chinese and French versions are also available
Asia Science and Technology Portal
Comprehensive Guide to ASEAN+6 Research Opportunities
- ASTP provide information mainly on research opportunities such as research funding and R&D job postings, as well as meetings and events in Asia, and articles and commentaries
- Links to S&T organization HP and other S&T related websites are also available
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