Open Access: Open Access Resources

Description: A pioneer of open access publishing, BMC has an evolving portfolio of high quality peer-reviewed journals including broad interest titles such as BMC Biology and BMC Medicine, specialist journals such as Malaria Journal and Microbiome, and the BMC Series. Expanding beyond biomedicine into the physical sciences, mathematics and engineering disciplines, BMC now offers a wider portfolio of subject fields on a single open access platform.
Subject(s): Sciences
Resource Type(s): Journal Articles
Language(s): English
Usage: Either use the search box at the top of the page or browse through the journals by clicking on "Explore journals."

Description: DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone.
Subject(s): Multidisciplinary
Resource Type(s): Journal Articles
Language(s): English, French, Multilingual
Usage: Use the search box on the main page to search by journal or article title.

Description: MDPI is a pioneer in scholarly open access publishing and has supported academic communities since 1996.
Subject(s): Multidisciplinary
Resource Type(s): Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, Others
Language(s): English
Usage: Either use the search on the main page, or browse by subject or journal.

Description: PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication.
Subject(s): Sciences
Resource Type(s): Journal Articles
Language(s): English
Usage: Either use the search box at the top right of the page, or select one of the journals below "PLOS JOURNALS" to browse.

Description: SSRN´s eLibrary provides 1,178,721 research papers from 1,036,122 researchers in more than 65 disciplines.
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Resource Type(s): Journal Articles
Language(s): English, French, Multilingual
Usage: Either use the search box on the home page or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.

Description: WHO is gathering the latest international multilingual scientific findings and knowledge on COVID-19.
Subject(s): Covid-19
Resource Type(s): Journal Articles, Reports
Language(s): English, French, Multilingual
Usage: Use the main search bar or select "Advanced Search" for more options. Make sure to select the "Full-Text" filter when you search this database.

Description: CORE’s mission is to aggregate all open access research worldwide and deliver unrestricted access for all.
Subject(s): Multidisciplinary
Resource Type(s): Journal Articles, Data Sets
Language(s): English, French, Multilingual
Usage: Enter your search terms directly in the main search box, then you can limit by Language or publication dates.

Description: Our mission is to make science open – so that scientists can collaborate better and innovate faster to deliver the solutions that enable healthy lives on a healthy planet.
Subject(s): Multidisciplinary
Resource Type(s): Journal Articles
Language(s): English
Usage: Either use the search at the top right, or browse "All Journals" or "All Articles."

Description: All articles published in the journals provide worldwide, barrier-free access to the full-text of articles online, immediately on publication under a creative commons license. All articles are rigorously peer-reviewed retaining the quality hallmarks of the academic publishing process that authors would experience in publishing in any traditional SAGE journal.
Subject(s): Multidisciplinary
Document Type(s): Journal Articles
Language(s): English
Usage: You can browse the list of Sage's open access journals on this page. Once you select a journal you can browse or search for articles within it.