The journal name is entered into the Sec_title field. When you save a reference, Biblioscape checks if the journal name has been entered before in the current database. If not, the new journal name is automatically added to the journal name list. If the journal name contains periods, the name is automatically placed in the Journal Name Abbreviated column of the journal name table. If the name does not contain periods, it is placed in the Journal Name Full column. The journal name table can be brought up by go to menu command "Tools | Styles | Journal Name Editor...". The journal name table is used during formatting a paper. If the output style requires the use of an abbreviated journal name, Biblioscape will look up the journal name table and use the Abbreviated Journal Name if it exists. The same is true if the style requires the use of full journal name. If the abbreviated or full form of a journal name is not found in the journal name table, the journal name entered in that reference will be used instead.
As you save a reference, Biblioscape also puts the journal name into an index table jn_x which is used to boost searching performance, as well as displaying a lookup table of journal names and their associated references. This index table of journal names is also used to help maintain data consistency by displaying an existing journal name that best matches the one you are typing.