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From reading research to discussing the latest breakthroughs, fostering a greater connection between science, medicine and technology with society can help identify and solve society's challenges.

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Elsevier publishes open access articles(opens in new tab/window) which are free for readers to access. We also make articles openly available through our open archives and open manuscripts via the CHORUS(opens in new tab/window) service.

Journalist access

Research articles are regularly distributed to over 2,000 journalists with unrestricted media access, helping the media break leading stories relevant for the public.

Wikipedia editor access

We provide free access to over 2,500 journals, 900 serials and 26,000 book titles for Wikipedia editors, enabling them to disseminate scientific knowledge in accessible language to large audiences.

Nobel tribute

Collections of Nobel prize winner's work, published by Elsevier, are made freely available every year, while the laureates are honored through articles on Elsevier Connect.

Elsevier Connect

From scientific breakthroughs and partnerships to events and opinion pieces, the articles featured on Elsevier Connect cover stories for the science, technology and health communities.

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Our ScienceDirect platform(opens in new tab/window) is available to the public via onsite user access from any participating university library or UK Public library via the Access to Research(opens in new tab/window) program.

Emergency resource centers

Elsevier creates dedicated resource centers which provide free access to curated, relevant research. This way, researchers, governments and institutions affected by disasters or special situations such as the Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 can access essential content and continue their work.

Featured articles and special issues

Elsevier regularly promotes articles such as our top downloaded or most cited articles to researchers through promotional campaigns and special issues. Articles included in these campaigns are free for everyone to access for a limited period.

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