Let ∆ be a stable simplicial complex on n vertexes. Over an arbitrary base field K, the symmetric algebraic shifted complex ∆s of ∆ is defined. It is proved that the Betti numbers of the Stanley-Reisner ideals in the polynomial ring K[x1, x2, . . . , xn] of the symmetric algebraic shifted, exterior algebraic shifted and combinatorial shifted complexes of ∆ are equal.