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Directories of Open Access Journals
Science Direct open access
Journals in Science Direct that either contain open access articles or are completely open access journals.
HighWire Free Online Full Text Articles
HighWire has been affiliated with Stanford University since 1995. This alphabetical list is limited to journals published online with the assistance of HighWire Press. There are 29 sites with free trial periods, 107 completely free sites, and 280 sites with free back issues. Please be aware that 1373 sites have pay per view - check with the Research Librarians to see if we can find the article before you decide to pay for it.
Open Science
Open Science is a peer-reviewed platform, the journals of which cover a wide range of academic disciplines and serve the world's research and scholarly communities. Upon acceptance, Open Science Journals will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.
Springer Open Journals
SpringerOpen, includes Springer’s portfolio of 160+ peer-reviewed fully open access journals across all areas of science ranging from very specialized titles to SpringerPlus, our interdisciplinary open access journal that covers all disciplines. SpringerOpen journals and books are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication. They are subject to high-level peer review, author and production services ensuring quality and reliability of the work.
Open Journals
Biology Open
Biology Open (BiO) is an online Open Access journal that publishes peer-reviewed original research across all aspects of the biological sciences. BiO aims to provide rapid publication for scientifically sound observations and valid conclusions, without a requirement for perceived impact.
Cogent Biology
Cogent Biology is an affordable, multidisciplinary open access journal, publishing experimental, theoretical, applied and computational approaches across the breadth of the biological sciences. Bring your research to a global audience with rapid publication and quality peer review.
PLoS Journals
A non-profit open access publishing project aimed at creating a library of open-access peer reviewed journals.
BioMed Central
Online publisher of free peer-reviewed scientific articles in all areas of science, technology, medicine and biology.
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
US Government Open Data
Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more
