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How to Exclude Medline Results in Web of Science

Step 1: Go to the Ebling Library homepage and scroll down to the Databases list. Select Web of Science, the last one in the list.

Step 2: This will take you to the Web of Science homepage. On the homepage under “Select a database” you will want to choose All Databases.

Step 3: After selecting All Databases, enter your search terms and hit return.

drop-down menu in Web of Science showing All Databases

Step 4: You will now get your results. In order to refine these search results by database scroll down until you get to the Database box on the left-hand side of your screen. Then click “See all" below the list of database names.

Databases filter in Web of Science showing the See all option

Step 5: On this screen you first want to select the database you want to exclude, in this case MEDLINE. After selecting this, click the “Exclude” button and your search results should automatically update.

Web of Science databases filter showing the option to exclude MEDLINE

Step 6: Now go back to the Databases box on the left-hand side to refine only to Web of Science results. Then click “See all" below the list of database names.

Step 7: Select Web of Science Core Collection and then click the "Refine" button.

Web of Science databases filter page with option to select core collection and refine button

Your search results should automatically update to show only Web of Science results now.

image of Web of Science final results after refining, showing MEDLINE excluded and Web of Science selected