Fulltext Journal Directories
Following are directories that list fulltext journals, with an emphasis on those that are freely available. The HSU Journal and Newspaper Finder also includes many free electronic journals.
- CLS Online Journals (California Institute of Technology) - Includes both electronic journals licensed to CalTech users and those that can be viewed for free.
- Directory of Open Access Journals (Lund University) - Lists over 2700 titles. Search by keyword or browse by subject.
- Free Full Text (FreeFullText.com) - provides links to over 7000 scholarly periodicals which allow some or all of their online content to be viewed for free.
- 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.
- 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 3000 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.
Journals vary in the extent of fulltext information that is available for free:
- All articles 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. Many of the titles from HighWire Press are an example of this.
- Only table of contents information is available for free. This may also include article abstracts.