{"id":179,"date":"2026-05-22T16:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/collections\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:11:55","slug":"ways-to-access-journal-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/collections\/budget-information\/ways-to-access-journal-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Access Journal Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Article Galaxy Scholar<\/h2>\n<p>The Library is piloting a new service called <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.udel.edu\/FTtools\/AGS\">Article Galaxy Scholar<\/a> for 2026. For the pilot period, which lasts until December 31, 2026, the Library, Museums and Press will absorb the cost of this service for up to ten articles per user from journals published by Wiley during 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For additional methods of accessing content from cancelled journals, please try these additional methods:<\/p>\n<h2><b>Interlibrary Loan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/udel.illiad.oclc.org\/illiad\/illremoteauth\/illiad.dll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interlibrary Loan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ILL) service to request journal articles or other items that are needed for research but are not available in the library\u2019s collections. Use Get It! links within library databases or Google Scholar to easily move a journal citation into an ILL request form. Or, if you have the article\u2019s DOI, paste it into the form, and the rest will autocomplete. Average delivery time for articles is 1-2 days, and there are no limits to the number of requests you can submit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Find an open access copy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some authors may have already posted their articles <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">open access<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (OA), either in a journal, in a repository, or on a personal webpage. It is worth checking to see if the article you\u2019re seeking is already <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online and free of charge<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Google Scholar<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many open access repositories are indexed by Google Scholar. When a PDF is available, you\u2019ll see an indication to the right of the article\u2019s citation. You can also configure Google Scholar so that it connects to any journal that we have an active subscription to. To configure Google Scholar, see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/teaching-and-learning\/tutorials\/searching-with-google-scholar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these instructions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Unpaywall<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unpaywall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Unpaywall<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: You can either <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unpaywall.org\/products\/simple-query-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">directly search Unpaywall\u2019s database<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of millions of open access articles by entering the DOI for an article, or install the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unpaywall.org\/products\/extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrome\/Firefox browser extension<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will point you to open access versions of paywalled articles. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Online repositories<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of repositories into which authors have deposited copies of their articles. Most repositories are well-indexed by Google Scholar, but searching the repository directly may reveal recently deposited research. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/udspace.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UDSpace<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (UDelaware Institutional Repository)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PubMed Central<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Science Foundation Preprints<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (searches multiple preprint services)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arXiv<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (covers a wide range of disciplines in natural and social sciences)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bioRxiv<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Biology)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mla.hcommons.org\/core\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CORE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Repository (Humanities Commons)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medRxiv<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Health Sciences)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/repec.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RePEc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Economics and Related Sciences)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssrn.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSRN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Social Science Research Network)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: The UD Library, Museums and Press do not endorse using Sci-Hub for article access.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Contact the author<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most publishers allow authors to responsibly share their own publications. Another way to get an article is by asking the author for a preprint. The author\u2019s name, email, and institution (if available) are often shown on the preview page of the article, and may also be found in databases such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/databases\/websci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web of Science<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.udel.edu\/az\/scopus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scopus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Open Access Button (see above) can also help you request an article directly from the author. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some authors may share their papers through academic social networking sites, such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate. While you may be able to request access to an article through these, or share your own work on them, it\u2019s important to understand <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.universityofcalifornia.edu\/2015\/12\/a-social-networking-site-is-not-an-open-access-repository\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the differences between academic social networking sites and repositories.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Need More Help?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re having trouble finding an open access copy of an article or using the Interlibrary Loan service, library staff are available to help.\u00a0 For immediate help use the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.lib.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask the Library<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> chat service or contact your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/subject-specialists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subject specialists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adapted from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.universityofcalifornia.edu\/uc-publisher-relationships\/uc-and-elsevier\/alternative-access-to-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of California.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Messages from the Vice Provost<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/ud-and-elsevier-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UD and Elsevier: FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/collections\/open-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information about Open Access at UD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Galaxy Scholar The Library is piloting a new service called Article Galaxy Scholar for 2026. 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