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Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Vol. 71, No. 6, November-December, 2005, pp. 441-443 Get Set For Net Full text access to journals on the net Gopalani Vinay Consultant Dermatologist, Mumbai, Maharashtra Code Number: dv05147 Journals play a very important role for continuing medical education for dermatologists. While textbooks lay the foundation of medical understanding and practice, journals provide the most recent findings of clinical trials and research, multiple viewpoints on controversial topics, and information on current events, and new techniques. Until lately, the problem was the limited access to these journals, most of them being available only in the premium teaching institutes. This problem has now been solved by the availability of online versions of most journals. This is further aided by the open access movement, which encourages free access to medical information throughout the world without economic hindrances. This would enable scientists, librarians, publishers, and entrepreneurs to develop innovative ways to explore and use the world′s treasury of scientific ideas and discoveries. More information about the movement is available at this site: http://www.plos.org/about/openaccess.html. This article lists journal sites into three groups. The first is where the entire dermatology journal (current and/or back dated issues) is available free to view. The second is where abstracts are available free but access to the full text requires paid subscription. The third group is of non-dermatology journals. Dermatology journals offering free full text access: http://www.mf.uni-lj.si/acta-apa/index.html: Presently, the current issue (vol 14, no 3 issue of 2005) is available online at the Acta Dermatovenerologica web site. Back issues until the year 2000 can also be accessed. http://www.masson.fr/masson/portal/portal: The Annales de Dermatologie et de Vιnιrιologie web site is in French, but a hyperlink (′free selection in English′) give access to the English version of the journal from January 1998 to March 2003. http://www.aidsonline.com: At this site of the official journal of the International AIDS Society, articles older than 12 months can be freely accessed. However, full text access to more recent issues of AIDS Online requires subscription. http://www.leprosy-review.org.uk/: Issues of Leprosy Review from 2000 onwards and a few articles from earlier issues, until 1997, are available. http://www.leprosyjournal.org: All issues of the International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases are available from 2003 onwards. http://sti.bmjjournals.com/: Sexually Transmitted Infections has a free access policy to certain countries and to tsunami affected ones. Abstracts can be accessed from 1975 onwards, and the complete text from 1998 onwards. http://www.ijdvl.com: The official publication of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists, the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology is a bimonthly journal that offers full text articles from mid-2000 and abstracts from 1961 onwards. http://dermatology.cdlib.org/: The Dermatology Online Journal is the first solely online journal indexed by MEDLINE. http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcdermatol: This is another open access peer reviewed online journal. The current as well as past issues can be accessed freely and completely. Dermatology journals offering free access to abstracts but not to the full text: http://archderm.ama-assn.org/: Archives of Dermatology Non-dermatology journals with full text access http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/: British Medical Journal is a weekly general
medicine journal and provides free full text articles from January 1994
onwards. Other than these, a few sites provide a mixed bag of content: http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/: This is a site promoted by Flying
Publisher (http://www. flyingpublisher.com/). Flying Publisher is dedicated
to free access to medical information throughout the world. The site lists
1450 journals that can be accessed freely. Enjoy reading! (This list is not all-inclusive, nor are the journals ranked. Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, no guarantee can be made of a site′s availability.) Copyright 2005 - Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology |
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