Welcome to the leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

To connect the dots and see the big picture, researchers require access to reliable interdisciplinary research and fundamental information. With an intuitive, comprehensive platform featuring smart tools, deep insights on topics, and access to high-impact and topical eBooks, ScienceDirect helps researchers gain knowledge, generate more ideas and answer their most pressing questions in less time.

How does ScienceDirect work?

Access our fact sheet (PDF, 674.0 KB) to learn about all that ScienceDirect has to offer or download our training deck (PDF, 1.9 MB) to discover how researchers can make the most of their access to ScienceDirect.

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A ScienceDirect subscription gives you and your patrons access to articles from up to 3,800 journals and over 37,000 book titles.

Even without a subscription, ScienceDirect brings the world of open science to you wherever you are. With over 250,000 open access publications at your fingertips, the next big step towards discovery is yours to take.

Begin your search with a key word or phrase e.g. liquid chromatography.

"This is [the] widest search engine for scientific articles." Randhir Singh, Researcher, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College

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The path to discovery

As researchers move down the discovery path, they often need to get background information on unfamiliar topics, learn new terms and find relevant information.

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Librarians add value

When looking for answers, researchers need to know the right way to search – otherwise, they can find themselves flailing in the dark.

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Access to books and journals provides more meaningful insights

Whether conducting a broad subject overview or an in-depth analysis, books and journals work in harmony to impart researchers with knowledge, nurture insights and illuminate new paths for discovery. Using the many cross links embedded in publications on ScienceDirect, researchers can move seamlessly between the two formats across topics and disciplines.

90% of surveyed users agree that in their work they often use books and journals together.
Source: TechValidate survey of 267 users of Elsevier ScienceDirect Books TVID: 39C-DC2-A29

Every day, an average of 11,267 books are accessed together with journal content in the same session.
Source: ScienceDirect Co-Usage Data Analysis, 2017

Go beyond search and discovery

Content

Unparalleled breadth:
- Millions of publications, from full-text journal articles to authoritative books
- Books on ScienceDirect cover 24 subject collections across disciplines such as biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, chemistry, clinical medicine, engineering and veterinary medicine
Impressive depth:
- ScienceDirect backfiles provides access to leading scientific research from before 1995
Quality beyond compare:
- Elsevier’s stringent publishing standards guarantee quality publications

Open access

Thousands of Elsevier journals, articles and book chapters are available on ScienceDirect as open access. For a full list, visit Elsevier’s open science pages.

Technology

Advanced data analytics and machine learning capabilities deliver researchers the information they need, when they need it – discover personalized Recommendations
Sophisticated search and retrieval tools make it easy to discover more relevant journal articles and book chapters
Cutting-edge Topic pages bring relevant research, including selected contextual information from reference books, to you from across the research landscape in a single, optimal environment for intuitive learning
ScienceDirect APIs let you retrieve and integrate our leading, full-text content directly from your own website or applications

"Very rich, instructive and up to date." Jamilé Khoury, Senior Researcher, Saint Joseph University