Locating an older scientific paper without the title?

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The discussion centers on locating a specific scientific paper authored by M.A. Margulis and A.N. Maltsev, published in the Russ J Phys Chem, volume 42, in 1968. The user attempted to find the paper using Mendeley and Scopus but was unsuccessful. It was concluded that contacting a librarian at Johns Hopkins University or a local library with the bound version of the journal is the most effective method for obtaining the paper, as they can provide a PDF via email. The journal is available in both Russian and English translations, which may also aid in the search.

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I've been up all night writing and I want to go to bed, but for the life of me I can't find the paper or even the title of the paper that has been referenced in another paper. All I have is...

M.A. Margulis, A.N. Maltsev. Russ J Phys Chem, 42 (1968), p. 1412

Which should be enough to locate, but I can't find it anywhere, I can't even find the title of the paper.

I tried Medeley and Scopus and tried looking for the journal volume itself to no avail.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
 
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https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/catalog/bib_432493 Johns Hopkins U has the journal. But per the link, online content starts from the year 2006.
Also note that the journal exists in two languages - original Russian, and English translation.

Contact a librarian at Johns Hopkins, or one near you that has the bound version. That is what librarians do. They can produce a pdf and email it to you. You should try getting older botanical content all in German. I spent weeks corresponding with some very helpful people at the National Library of Medicine (now NIH, e.g., Pubmed) just to get 2 articles.
 
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jim mcnamara said:
https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/catalog/bib_432493 Johns Hopkins U has the journal. But per the link, online content starts from the year 2006.
Also note that the journal exists in two languages - original Russian, and English translation.

Contact a librarian at Johns Hopkins, or one near you that has the bound version. That is what librarians do. They can produce a pdf and email it to you. You should try getting older botanical content all in German. I spent weeks corresponding with some very helpful people at the National Library of Medicine (now NIH, e.g., Pubmed) just to get 2 articles.

Thanks very much for the help! I will send an email now, then get some sleep!

Thanks again!
 

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