- Search PubMed/Medline on your topic
- Once you are happy with the search results, click on Save search above the search box
- You will be asked to sign in NCBI which is your personal account associated with PubMed. Log in your NCBI account if you already have on or create an account if you don't have one
- Name your save search and click on Save
- You are at My NCBI Save Search Settings
- Click on Yes to the question: Would you like e-mail updates of new search results?
- Choose frequency, format, and number of items
- Save
2. Setting up journal table of content alerts with ScienceDirect
- Pick a journal you would like to receive its table of contents
- Click on Subscribe to new article alerts
- Sign in ScienceDirect or create an account if you don't have one
- Select the alert type: Table of Contents or Articles in Press
- Save and it will be in your alerts