Access & article display

Access

Most users will access ScienceDirect from a work station within a subscribing institute or company. It is also possible to access ScienceDirect remotely, either with a librarian-supplied username and password or by using an Athens or Shibboleth login. We also allow the use of proxy servers. Also see our FAQ on authentication, and our institutional authentication policy. In addition, anyone can register on ScienceDirect as a Guest User to gain access to the tables of contents and abstracts of all content available in ScienceDirect.

Article display

ScienceDirect continue to develop according to researchers' needs. There are several items of functionality that help you view content in ScienceDirect:

• Preview
• Related Articles
• Viewing special issues
• Multimedia Components
• PDF