As a final student, access to quality and trusted international journals is very important to support research and final project writing. One of the most valuable resources is international journals, which contain the latest scientific articles in various fields. As a student, you should know about international journal sites that can be used as references. However, sometimes access to these journals can be difficult and expensive.
To help you, here we share references to 15 recommendations for international journal sites with free access that can be valuable resources for final students:
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) – www.doaj.org
DOAJ is a directory that indexes thousands of open-access journals in various disciplines. This site provides full free access to scientific articles published in verified journals. If you visit this site you will find many scientific articles that can be accessed for free whenever you want. There are more than 10,000 journals from various countries in the world. - ResearchGate – www.researchgate.net
ResearchGate is a scientific social platform that allows researchers to share and access scientific articles for free. This site provides access to journals uploaded by researchers from around the world. Even though it provides free access, there are also some scientific works that require permission. So not all works on this site can be accessed freely. Even so, there are quite a number of free scientific works available here, so they are still highly recommended for students. - SpringerOpen – www.springeropen.com
SpringerOpen is a free-access publishing platform covering a wide range of disciplines. This site provides free access to Springer’s publicly published journals. - Google Scholar – https://scholar.google.com
Google Scholar is an academic search engine that can be used to find scientific articles from various sources. While not all articles are available for free, you can still find many that are accessible for free through Google Scholar. The available journals also vary, ranging from Indonesian journals to international journals. The types of scientific works available range from theses to journals, and e-books. You can access it for free through this site. - ProQuest – https://www.proquest.com
ProQuest is an electronic journal database (database) based in Ann Arbor, USA. This site provides a source of scientific information for researchers, lecturers, and students. You can search for the journal you want to use as a reference based on keywords. On this site, not only international journals are available, but also books, video and audio lessons, and newspapers. - Academia.edu – https://www.academia.edu
Many Indonesian students are very familiar with the Academia.edu website. This site is highly recommended by lecturers for their students. On this site, you can interact with academics from various countries. You can get many references for scientific research. There are many works on this site and you can access them for free. If you want to download a journal from this international journal site for students, the requirement is that you have to have a Google account or a Facebook account. Then use that account to register on this site, after registering you can proceed to download the journal you need. - International Journal of Education & the Arts – http://www.ijea.org
The international journal focuses on education and art. This journal aims to publish research and theoretical studies that integrate education and art as important elements in individual learning and development. IJEA is published online and freely available for readers worldwide to access. - BioMed Central – www.biomedcentral.com
BioMed Central is a publisher of free-access scientific journals covering various fields of biology, medicine, and health sciences. This site provides free access to high-quality scientific articles. - E-journal Undiksha – https://ejournal.undiksha.ac.id
It is an electronic journal platform managed by the Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) in Indonesia. This platform provides access to various scientific journals published by faculties and departments under Undiksha. Ejournal Undiksha provides easy access to content online so that users can read, download and refer to relevant scientific publications, there are various fields of science published by journals such as education, language and literature, social sciences, mathematics, science, technology, and fields others that enable users to find research relevant to their interests. The Undiksha e-journal has been nationally accredited, and many published journals are accredited by Sinta 2, for a list of journals and their rankings can be seen on the Sinta Kemdikbudristek page (https://sinta.kemdikbud.go.id/journals/index/509). - National Library (Perpusnas) –https://ejournal.perpusnas.go.id
This site or page of the National Library (Perpusnas) not only provides a collection of books and magazines but also provides international journals which can be accessed both online and online. online or offline. However, in order to access it, you need to register as a member first, after being registered as an official member, then you can search for international journals in it. After registering, you will get a valid number that can benefit you in opening various digital services in National Library, starting from subscribing to magazines, looking for books, journals, and so on. Later, you can access and download soft file scientific journals or magazines for free if already registered. - Public Library of Science (PLOS) – www.plos.org
PLOS is a group of publishers of scientific journals with free access covering various fields of science. This journal presents original research with a focus on sound scientific methods and reproducible results. This site provides full free access to the journals published by PLOS. - PubMed Central – www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc
PubMed Central is a digital archive that provides free access to scientific articles in the biomedical and health fields. This site includes journals published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other publishers. - arXiv – arxiv.org
arXiv is a repository focused on the fields of physics, mathematics, computers, and other computational sciences. This site provides free access to thousands of preprint papers submitted by researchers from around the world. - Hindawi – www.hindawi.com
Hindawi is a publisher of scientific journals with free access covering various fields, including science, engineering, medicine, and social sciences. Hindawi journals offer completely free access to published articles. - Open Access Library – www.oalib.com
Open Access Library is a platform that provides free access to thousands of open-access scientific journals in various fields. This site allows unrestricted free access to researchers and final students.
By accessing the websites of these free-access international journals, you can find the latest research, scientific articles, and other important resources without having to pay. However, it is important to check the quality and reliability of each article you find before using it in your research or final project. Hopefully, this article is useful, in the spirit of completing studies at Ganesha University of Education.
