ScienceDirect AlternativesEbook Libraries and other similar apps like ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect is described as 'Provides subscription-based access to a large database of scientific and medical research. It hosts over 12 million pieces of content from 3,500 academic journals and 34,000 e-books' and is a Ebook Library in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ScienceDirect, not only websites but also apps for Android, Google Chrome, F-Droid and Windows. The best ScienceDirect alternative is Sci-Hub, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to ScienceDirect are Library Genesis, Aurora, Sci-Net and Libgen Desktop.

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  1. Aurora icon
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    A non-official Library Genesis (Libgen) Android mobile client.

    15 Aurora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • Aurora is the most popular Android alternative to ScienceDirect.

    • Aurora is the most popular Open Source alternative to ScienceDirect.

    • Aurora is Free and Open SourceScienceDirect is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Libgen Desktop icon
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    Libgen Desktop is a Windows application for browsing a local copy of LibGen catalog. The main (non-fiction), fiction and scientific articles (scimag) LibGen collections are supported.

    16 Libgen Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Libgen Desktop is the most popular Windows alternative to ScienceDirect.

    • Libgen Desktop is Free and Open SourceScienceDirect is Paid and Proprietary
  3. SpringerLink icon
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    SpringerLink is the world's most comprehensive online collection of scientific, technological and medical journals, books and reference works.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Sourcely icon
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    AI-driven tool designed for students to efficiently find accurate sources for essays. Offers pro version for extensive research, source summaries, and export options. Enhances research efficiency and writing skills, trusted by academic institutions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. JSTOR icon
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    JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. DemoEssays icon
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    DemoEssays helps students with finding essay ideas and examples. There is a wide database of free essays that everyone can use as a source for own paper or as an example of how to write a paper properly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    PaperPanda is a Chrome extension that uses some clever logic and the Panda’s detective skills to find you the research paper PDFs you need. Essentially, when you activate PaperPanda it finds the DOI of the paper from the current page, and then goes and searches for it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
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