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The study presents the concept of Database, its characteristics, the factors of its success , its files and the available type of software for its design and structure. The second edition of CDS/ISIS (WINISIS),as one of the system used in designing and constructing Database for documentary purposes, is presented in addition to the most important reasons that qualify it to be used in Arabic Libraries . The study also covers the practical steps to design and construct Databases. A Database was designed for a journal comprising 18 fields covering the different types of bibliographical data of each research paper and journal. Researches can be retrieved via their Arabic and English title, author/s , keywords, subject field of the journal, its volume and issue and the name/s of the referees. The Database was specially designed to help the editorial boards of journals in routine clerical work and storing the bibliographical data related to the published researches in that journal with the possibility of retrieving the English and Arabic abstracts . The study included (3) tables and (10) figures.