30 Websites to Find Research Articles & Academic Resources for Free
30 Websites to Find Research Articles & Academic Resources for Free
Looking for research papers, theses, preprints, or academic resources without expensive paywalls? ๐
Here are 30 websites and platforms worth exploring in your research journey. Save this list and share it with fellow researchers and scholars! ๐
๐น Research Discovery & Open Access
CORE
DOAJ โ Directory of Open Access Journals
ERIC
SSRN
arXiv
PLOS
JSTOR
EThOS
SciELO
Zenodo
๐น Preprints & Research Repositories
11. bioRxiv
12. Sci-Hub*
13. Redalyc
14. PsyArXiv
15. DeepDyve
16. Unpaywall
17. PaperPanda
18. OpenAIRE
19. PhilPapers
20. Internet Archive
๐น Academic & Institutional Platforms
21. ResearchGate
22. ScienceOpen
23. SpringerOpen
24. Academia.edu
25. OSF Preprints
26. HAL Archives
27. EBSCO Open Dissertations
28. Semantic Scholar
29. Citation Archives
30. Open Access Theses and Dissertations
๐ก Tip for Researchers:
Don’t rely on just one platform. Try searching your paper title, DOI, author name, or key research terms across multiple repositories. You may find an openly accessible version of a paper or related research.
โ ๏ธ Always check the copyright and access conditions of each platform before downloading or sharing research material.
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