Search AJAD Archive

Use the Search type dropdown to specifiy the type of search you want to execute, and these are:

1. Keywords - find articles using words in the title, abstract, and keyword/s provided by the author/s
2. Authors - find articles by author's name
3. JEL Code - find articles using a three-digit JEL Code

For the keyword type of search, use the following operators to get accurate search results:

• leading or trailing plus sign ( + )
• leading or trailing minus sign ( - )
• asterisk ( * )
• double quote ( " )

Note: Search operators are not required in searching AJAD articles.

The following examples demonstrate the use of search operators:

• +rice +production
  Find articles that contain both words.
• +rice production
  Find articles that contain the word "rice", but rank articles higher if they also contain "production".
• +rice -production
  Find articles that contain the word "rice" but not "production".
• agri*
  Find articles that contain words such as "agriculture", "agriculturist", "agricultural", or "agribusiness".
• "rice production"
  Find articles that contain the exact phrase "rice production" (for example, articles that contain "rice production in Myanmar" but not "rice and vegetable production").