r/Scholar

210K archived posts · Jun 2009 – Sep 2026

Scholar

r/Scholar

This subreddit is for requesting and sharing specific articles available in various databases.

Created Jun 16, 2009

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210KArchived posts

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This subreddit is for requesting and sharing specific articles available in various databases.

Requests for help with finding sources for your research will be removed. Look around a bit before posting.

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#Posting Rules/Guidelines

Title:

Required format: [Tag] Title and Author(s)

Possible tags: [Article], [Book], [Chapter], [Supplement], [Thesis], [Standard], [Other], or [Meta]

Body:

Please only replace "insert identifier here/insert link to paywall here". Leave everything else alone, including punctuation. Please note that leaving any of the "insert X" text in your post will result in it being flagged as incomplete, so be sure to remove that placeholder text.

DOI/PMID/ISBN: insert identifier here

[URL]( insert link to paywall here )

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###Are you requesting? READ THIS!

Chances are high that what you're looking for is already available! Looking for an article? Search Libgen for its DOI, PMID or title, or Sci-Hub for its DOI, PMID or URL. Looking for a book? Search Libgen or Z-Library for its ISBN or title. More info on Libgen and Sci-Hub can be found here.

Be sure to include all needed info in your request: full citation; DOI, PMID or ISSN if you ask for article, DOI or ISBN if you ask for book/chapter; link to paywall or link to PubMed or WorldCat record.

Use Crossref for metadata search; use dx.doi.org to resolve a DOI name.

Flair your post as Found once it's found!

If your request isn't urgent, please try an interlibrary loan (ILL) instead. ILL avoids potential copyright issues and lets libraries know which subscriptions are useful.

Fulfill some requests while you wait for yours!

###Are you fulfilling?

Please be aware of copyright issues and fair use.

To share files, SwissTransfer and zippyshare are free and reliable. Firefox Send is a new option that also works well.

Be aware that many journal sources embed identifying information into the PDF.

Thanks for helping your fellow scholars!

In an effort to encourage the free distribution of knowledge, please also consider using these open access links for your research:

Directory of Open Access Journals

List of open-access journals

Public Library of Science

Google Scholar

Our subreddit pals:

/r/lectures

/r/LaymanJournals

/r/HigherEducation

/r/GradSchool

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