Open Source Journals...

Searching for good information on the internet can be a frustrating experience at times. Either the search turns up only poor quality or the search provides only basic material.  And, if you are looking for scholarly or peer reviewed articles, they are frequently behind pay walls. It is so encouraging when you read an abstract and it looks like you have found a goldmine and it turns out to be the shaft! In the case of the pay-for articles, they are often in the range of $35 or more, and this includes material that is several years old. Of course you can always use the local library and use their inter-library access to get a photocopy. But, that can take two weeks and by then you may have moved on to greener pastures.
When I started this website I realized that I would be doing a great deal of research and as a result, I am constantly looking for good free sources of information that both I and the readers could trust. I have posted some of these sources before, but I found a really great open source location for peer reviewed journal articles with no strings. How about a free portal to almost 10,000 journal articles and nearly 1 million article level entries? And, the range of subject includes the following areas: (From the site).
Agriculture and Food Sciences
Arts and Architecture
Biology and Life Sciences
Business and Economics
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
General Works
Health Sciences
History and Archaeology
Languages and Literatures
Law and Political Science
Mathematics and Statistics
Naval Science
Philosophy and Religion
Physics and Astronomy
Science General
Social Sciences
Technology and Engineering
The website is the Directory of Open Access Journals, DOAJ and is a treasure trove of good information. It is the kind of source that deserves support and although it is free, I plan to support it as I am able.  Please take a look here, and spend some time in this virtual library. Happy reading!

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