diff --git a/elsapy/elsdoc.py b/elsapy/elsdoc.py
index 453d10c..3966b9d 100644
--- a/elsapy/elsdoc.py
+++ b/elsapy/elsdoc.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from . import log_util
 from .elsentity import ElsEntity
+from urllib import parse
 
 logger = log_util.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -85,4 +86,72 @@ def read(self, els_client = None):
         if super().read(self.__payload_type, els_client):
             return True
         else:
-            return False
\ No newline at end of file
+            return False
+
+
+class ElsAbstract(ElsEntity):
+    """A document with abstract and other information such as authors. It's retrieved from the abstract service"""
+
+    # static variables
+    __payload_type = u'abstracts-retrieval-response'
+    __uri_base = u'https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/'
+
+    @property
+    def authors(self):
+        """Get the document's authors"""
+        return self.data['authors']['author']
+
+    def __init__(self, uri='', scopus_id='', doi='', params={}):
+        """Initializes a document given a Scopus ID."""
+        if uri and not scopus_id and not doi:
+            s_uri = uri
+        elif scopus_id and not uri and not doi:
+            s_uri = self.__uri_base + 'scopus_id/' + str(scopus_id)
+            if params:
+                s_uri += '?' + parse.urlencode(params)
+        elif doi and not uri and not scopus_id:
+            s_uri = self.__uri_base + 'doi/' + str(doi)
+            if params:
+                s_uri += '?' + parse.urlencode(params)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError('Multiple identifiers specified; just need one.')
+        if s_uri is None:
+            raise ValueError('No URI, Scopus ID or DOI specified')
+        super().__init__(s_uri)
+
+    def read(self, els_client=None):
+        """Reads the JSON representation of the document from ELSAPI.
+             Returns True if successful; else, False."""
+        if super().read(self.__payload_type, els_client):
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+
+class ElsSerial(ElsEntity):
+    """A serial(Journal, conference proceeding etc.) in Scopus"""
+
+    # static variables
+    __payload_type = u'serial-metadata-response'
+    __uri_base = u'http://api.elsevier.com/content/serial/title'
+
+    # constructors
+    def __init__(self, uri='', scopus_id='', params={}):
+        if uri and not scopus_id:
+            s_uri = uri
+            super().__init__(uri)
+        elif scopus_id and not uri:
+            params['source-id'] = scopus_id
+            s_uri = self.__uri_base + '?' + parse.urlencode(params)
+        elif not uri and not scopus_id:
+            raise ValueError('No URI or scopus id specified')
+        else:
+            raise ValueError('Both URI and scopus id specified; just need one.')
+        print(s_uri)
+        super().__init__(s_uri)
+
+    def read(self, els_client=None):
+        if super().read(self.__payload_type, els_client):
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
diff --git a/elsapy/elsprofile.py b/elsapy/elsprofile.py
index bac0c9c..14ea5db 100644
--- a/elsapy/elsprofile.py
+++ b/elsapy/elsprofile.py
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ def __init__(self, uri = '', affil_id = ''):
     @property
     def name(self):
         """Gets the affiliation's name"""
-        return self.data["affiliation-name"];     
+        return self.data["affiliation-name"]
+
+    @property
+    def parent(self):
+        return self.data.get('institution-profile', {}).get('@parent', None)
 
     # modifier functions
     def read(self, els_client = None):
diff --git a/elsapy/elssearch.py b/elsapy/elssearch.py
index 7b832ee..e6c740b 100644
--- a/elsapy/elssearch.py
+++ b/elsapy/elssearch.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     * https://api.elsevier.com"""
 
 from . import log_util
+from urllib import parse
 
 logger = log_util.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -87,3 +88,30 @@ def hasAllResults(self):
         """Returns true if the search object has retrieved all results for the
             query from the index (i.e. num_res equals tot_num_res)."""
         return (self.num_res is self.tot_num_res)
+
+
+class ElsSerialTitleSearch(ElsSearch):
+    """Represents a search to the serial title search"""
+
+    __base_url = u'https://api.elsevier.com/content/serial/title'
+
+    def __init__(self, title, params={}):
+        super.__init__()
+        """Initializes a search object with a query and target index."""
+        self._title = title
+        self._params = params
+        # There is a bug in scopus API. Params are dropped in links if they appear in front of the 'query' param.
+        # Make sure query appear the first in the query string in the URL
+        self._uri = self.__base_url + '?' + parse.urlencode({'title': title, **params})
+
+    @property
+    def title(self):
+        return self._title
+
+    @title.setter
+    def title(self, title):
+        self._title = title
+
+    def execute(self, els_client=None):
+        api_response = els_client.exec_request(self._uri)
+        self._results = api_response['serial-metadata-response']['entry']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d44240..181005a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     name = 'elsapy',
     version = version,
     description = "A Python module for use with Elsevier's APIs: Scopus, ScienceDirect, others - see https://api.elsevier.com",
-    long_description = "See https://github.com/ElsevierDev/elsapy for the latest information / background to this project."
+    long_description = "See https://github.com/ElsevierDev/elsapy for the latest information / background to this project.",
     author = 'Elsevier, Inc.',
     author_email = 'integrationsupport@elsevier.com',
     url = 'https://github.com/ElsevierDev/elsapy',