Using
- Find information on how best to exploit the depth and breadth of content
- Learn how best to exploit the features and functionality
- Request a remote username and password for when you want to access ScienceDirect but are outside your authenticated access area, e.g., at home
- If you are an Elsevier editor you may be able toaccess ScienceDirect for free
Key links
Access & article display
Set up remote access for your users and learn how you can best view information on ScienceDirect.
- On/off campus access
- Athens/Shibboleth
- Preview
- Related Articles
- Article Toolbox
- Multimedia Components
Searching & Linking
Learn how to use various searching and customizing options to improve your workflow.
- Save Search
- Quick Search
- Saving a Search History
- Search Within Results
- Sort by Date or Relevance
- Finding a Publication
- NextBio
- Basic/Advanced Searching
Access for editors
Register for complimentary access and start using automatic alerting functionality.
- Register with your Registration ID
- Registering an Activation Code
- Set Email and Display Preferences
- Change or retrieve your password
- Volume/Issue Alerts
- Citation Alerts
Quick start tools
Learn how to use the various functions in ScienceDirect quickly.
Customizing
Use the wealth of linking functionality from the references of full-text articles and from the abstracts of Elsevier's A&I databases.
