Abstract: van Loon，A．J.，1995．Facilitating the tracing of articeles in scientific and technical periodicals：aspects to be considered．Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals，1995，6(4)，p．31-34Retrieval of an artjcle is possible only after its source has been traced．Unfortunately thetracing of journal articles is often hampered by incomplete or ambiguous data provided by theauthor,or-more frequently-by insufficient indicators provided by the editor or the publisher.It is profitable for editors and publishers,however,to facilitate the tracing of the articles intheir journals;they should hold to some fundamental rules for the purpose.The rules concernprimarily the presentation of a jouranl as an entity,the presentation of single issues,and thepresentation of individual articles,with special attention for the first page of each article.Themost important aspects are indicated.