All abstracts in HIV This Week are freely available on the Web.

All abstracts in HIV This Week are freely available on the Web.

You can access many scientific journals free of charge no matter where you are located, but for some journals you do need a subscription to access the full text of an article. Other journals offer free access to full-text articles after a certain period of time - see lists at Pubmed Central (click here) (and High Wire Press (click here).

A number of journals are free to readers in all countries through ScienceDirect (click here). Examples of open access journals are BioMed Central journals (click here) and Public Library of Science (PLoS) journals (click here).

Open Science Directory (click here) is a global search tool open access journals and journals in special programmes for developing countries.



For residents of low- and middle-income countries:

The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), set up by the World Health Organisation (WHO) together with major publishers, enables readers at health institutions in low- and middle-income countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature. Over 6200 journal titles are now available to health institutions in 108 countries, benefiting many thousands of health workers and researchers, and in turn, contributing to improved world health. More information on the HINARI programme and eligible countries is available at their website (click here). Local, not-for-profit institutions in low- and middle- income countries may register for access to the journals through HINARI. Institutions in countries with GNP per capita below $1250 are eligible for free access. Institutions in countries with GNP per capita $1250-$3000 pay a fee of $1000 per year/institution.

There is also free access to journals published online with the assistance of HighWire Press. This link: Clicking here will automatically detect if your internet connection is from a developing country and give you free access to their journals.



For employees of UNAIDS or WHO:

If you work for WHO or UNAIDS in Geneva, you can access a number of journals available from the WHO library by going to the WHO intranet (click here). If you work for UNAIDS outside Geneva you can access the WHO intranet through the following link: remote. When you have entered your UNAIDS username and password, click on “intranet” – “WHO”. On the WHO intranet homepage, click on “information resources” - “WHO library” – “online information resources” – “online journals (GIFT)” - “A to Z list” and you will see the list of accessible journals.