The database was created for the purpose of facilitating scholastic research in providing citation information.
Zasshi Kiji Sakuin's extensive coverage of periodicals provides an excellent bibliography of research and publications in Japan, which may not necessarily appear in non-Japanese journals of Japanese studies.
Produced by the National Diet Library, Zasshi Kiji Sakuin is free of charge and can be accessed through NDL's Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), under "Search for Japanese Periodicals Index" on the English page and 雑誌記事索引の検索/申込み on the Japanese page.
Zasshi Kiji Sakuin can also be accessed through National Institute of Informatics (NII, formerly NACSIS) via Citation Information service (CiNii).
As part of the larger function of GeNii, CiNii contains various academic databases including Zasshi Kiji Sakuin.
Except for viewing some of the electronic texts, CiNii is free of charge and is available both in Japanese and in English.