Fulltext Journal Directories
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Following are directories that list fulltext journals available on the Internet, with an emphasis on those that are freely available through the open access initiative. The HSU Journal and Newspaper Finder also lists many free fulltext journals. |
- Directory of Open Access Journals (Lund University) - Lists over 3600 titles. Search by keyword or browse by subject.
- Free Full-Text Journals in Chemistry (Belarusian State University)
- Free Medical Journals.com - lists approximately 430 medical journals that are freely available on the Internet, some after a blackout period of six months or longer.
- Genamics JournalSeek - subject and title listing of 95,000 journals from 4,000 publishers. Journal information provided includes the description (aims and scope), journal abbreviation, journal homepage link, subject category and ISSN.
- Infomine: Electronic Journals (University of California) - includes annotations for 16,000 fee and free electronic journals.
- LivRe!: Portal to Free Access Journals on the Internet (Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission)- includes 3500 free access journals
- Online Serials (Internet Public Library) - lists over 3,000 journals, magazines, and newsletters that are freely available. Browse by broad subject or title; or search by keyword.
- Open Access Digital Library (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries) - lists over 4,000 freely available fulltext journals. Browse or search by keyword to identify available journal titles.
- Open J-Gate (Informatics) - lists over 4,500 open access scholarly and professional journals. Also provides an index to the articles found in these freely available journals.
Journals vary in the extent of fulltext information that is available for free on the Internet. When viewing journals you will find the following variations:
- All articles are available for free.
- Selective articles within the journal are available for free.
- Only journal table of contents and article abstracts are available for free.
- Article access requires a paid subscription (either by an individual or a library) to the journal.
- Articles can be purchased individually (pay per view).
- Articles older than a specified blackout period are available, typically 6 months to 3 years.