Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About the Global Science Press

What content is available here?

The Global Science Press eLibrary offers several thousands of journal articles with hundreds being Open Access in the fields of mathematics, chemistry, physics & computational sciences. All content is presented with bibliographic information, abstracts, tables of contents, sources and citation data. Via 1-click download you'll receive a searchable full-text PDF enriched with metadata and fully bookmarked. We do not make use of any »hard copy protection« techniques (»hard DRM«) in order to meet the needs of our readership as much as possible.

How do I get access to content?

Most content on the Global Science Press eLibrary has to be licensed before being available to you. This will usually be executed by your institution, e.g. a library. All authorized users of this institution are able to access its contents once they have been licensing it.
As a private person, you can purchase ejournal articles straight away. In order to do so, it is mandatory to register an user account. Registration can be made during shopping cart check-out and all payments can be made via debit card, credit card, Stripe, or WechatPay/ Alipay.
In addition, Hundreds of Open Access content is available to you being completely free of charge and and without a registered user account being necessary.

How do I create an account?

As a private person, you can create an user account quickly via first going to »Login« in the upper right corner of the screen and then clicking on the blue button »Create personal user account«. You'll find that button just below the fill-in form for user name and password. Note that an email address is required for registration.
If you are a representative of an institution - e.g. a librarian - please contact us via info@global-sci.org. We look forward to your message and will be happy to help you at any time.

Where can I find my licensed or purchased content?

As an authorized user of an institution or as a private customer, if you want to see all the content that is available to you via a valid license or because you have purchased it, go to »My Library«. You can find the link to this section in the »My Library« area on the top right side of the screen below the »Contact« icon.

I forgot my password

If you have forgotten your password, you can easily create a new one via »I have forgotten my password«. You will find this link just below the fill-in form on the "Login" page, which you can access via the link in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
If you are an administrator or librarian and your password does no longer seem to work, please contact info@global-sci.org. We will then help you out immediately.

How can I change my password?

If you are a private customer and have forgotten your password, you can create a new one via »I have forgotten my password« (see point »I forgot my password«). You could also change your password via »User Account« in the »My Account« section on the top right side of the screen below »Contact«.

What is the purpose of »Saved Items« and how do I use it?

In the »My Account« section on the top right side of the screen below »Contact«, you'll find a link to »Saved Items«. It provides you with an overview of all contents which you have previously marked as favorites by clicking on a star symbol. You will find this star symbol on every content detail page, placed right between its bibliographic data and its abstract or first page view. There is also an option of recommending content: To do so, click on the arrow symbol right next to the star symbol. An email form will then pop up with all most important bibliographical information on that content.

I can't access my content

Have you purchased content or your institution has licensed content, but there's no PDF download available? Please contact info@global-sci.org, we'll be happy to look into it at our earliest convenience.

How does quick search work?

Into the search bar at the top of the eLibrary, enter one or more keywords or a title you are looking for and get your desired (quick) search results. You could then further narrow down the results list via »Advanced search« menu.

How does the »Advanced Search« work?

»Advanced Search« can for instance be found on the starting page of the Global Science Press eLibrary. Fill in the fields according to the information you already have or would like to search for. For example, in order to search for a specific article among all those articles to which you already have access, enter a keyword or title into the search bar, set the publication type to »Article« and select "Content I have access to" as availability.

How does »Search Inside« work for publications?

You will find a search bar called »Search Inside« on every journal content detail page. If you enter keywords here, all passages from the publication which do contain your search terms will be displayed as search results in a list of »snippet views«. Alternatively, if you already have access to a publication, you could open it via "Read now" or "Download PDF" and search within the PDF file using the magnifying glass in the top left of your PDF viewer or via key shortcut Ctrl + F.

How does »Search Inside« work for journals or collections?

On each journal issue page as well as each collection page, you will find a search bar called »Search Inside«. Enter the keywords you want to search for in all publications subsumed under the respective journal, and so on. As a result you'll get a list containing all those passages within these publications which contain your search term. They are displayed as search results in a list of »snippet views« and, in addition, you will find bibliographical information on the work from which these respective »snippets« were taken.

What are »TOC alerts« and how do I set them up?

»TOC alerts« are e-mail notifications that are sent whenever a new issue of a journal is published. They contain bibliographical information and a fully linked table of contents for this issue (»TOC« stands for »table of contents«). You can quickly and easily subscribe to a »TOC alert« for a journal of your interest by clicking on the corresponding button on the detail page of the journal just right next to it's cover image. A registered user account for the Global Science Press eLibrary is mandatory for this service. Alternatively, you can find the link to the »TOC Alerts« overview in the »My Account« section, which can be found on the top right side menu just below »Contact«. In this overview, you are able to select and deselect »TOC Alerts« for each currently available journal.



Information for administrators and librarians

How is my institution authenticated for the Global Science Press eLibrary?

The Global Science Press eLibrary supports different ways of authentication. Usually, institutions are authenticated via IP recognition, i.e. we store IP addresses for your institution in its account and everyone who accesses the Global Science Press eLibrary from within these saved IP addresses will automatically be recognized as an authorized user of that institution.

What other access options are there?

If authentication via IP addresses or via Shibboleth is not an option for your institution, please feel free to contact us: info@global-sci.org. We do have other options. For instance, we are able to set up personalized accounts with remote access rights, which can be used via username and password.

What is the stanza for EZproxy?

Please use the following stanza:

Title: Global Science Press
URL: https://www.global-sci.org

Please note the “https”. If you use “http”, you will encounter errors.

Please note also that there is no Host or Domain line. This is deliberate and intentional. Global Science Press uses a CDN (content delivery network) that requires other hosts on the global-sci.org domain. These should not be proxied. The only URL you need to proxy for authentication purposes is the one given above.

You will also need to ensure that your installation of EZProxy is set up for SSL, and for proxy by hostname. The relevant lines in your EZProxy config.txt will look something like this:

Name ezproxy.my-institution.ac.uk
Option ProxyByHostname
LoginPort 80
LoginPortSSL 443

Finally, you will need to ensure that your DNS zone file includes records similar to the following, which are required in order to allow EZProxy to proxy by hostname. If you already use EZProxy for other services, this has probably already been done by your domain administrator:

*.ezproxy 3600 IN A 111.222.333.444
ezproxy 3600 IN A 111.222.333.444

In this example, 111.222.333.444 is the IP address of the server on which you have installed EZProxy.

What is the »Admin Area« and how do I get there?

Log in to your administration account and then click on »Admin Area« under »My Account« in the top right corner of the starting page. You are now in the so-called »Librarian Backend«. Here you have the option of editing some of the information about your institution (e.g. name, branding logo, addresses), viewing certain functional information (e.g. stored IP addresses, activated licenses) as well as usage data in COUNTER5 format and title data in KBART format. or MARC format.

How do I create an admin account?

Log in to your administration account and then click on »Admin Area« under »My Account« in the top right corner of the starting page. Once there, please select »My Institution« and go to the »Librarians« tab. Add a new administration account here via »New Librarian«. If you don't have an admin account yet, please contact info@global-sci.org

Which IP addresses are stored for my institution and can I change them?

Log in to your admin account and click on »Admin Area« under »My Account« in the top right corner of the starting page. Please select »My Institution« and go to the tab »IP addresses«. You will now see an overview of all IP addresses stored for your institution. There is currently no way to manage your institution's IP addresses yourself. If you should have any change requests, please contact info@global-sci.org and let us know. Whenever possible, please report all IP addresses in CIDR format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing).

Can I save a VAT number for my institution?

Yes, you can. Please log in to your admin account and click on »Admin Area« under »My Account« in the top right corner of the starting page. From there, select »My Institution« and go to the »Addresses« tab. Here you will be able to edit address of your institution as well as a VAT number.

Can I or how can I retrieve usage data?

Yes, you can. To do so, log in to your admin account and click on »Admin Area« under »My Account« in the top right corner of the starting page. Under »Statistics«, you'll find the option to retrieve usage data in COUNTER format (COUNTER5). Additionally, you will find all credentials required for retrieving statistics via SUSHI protocol.

Is it possible to embed a logo of my institution for the eLibrary?

Yes, that is possible. Please log in to your admin account and click on »Admin Area« under »My Account« in the top right corner of the starting page. Under »My Institution« you are able to upload a file with your institution's logo. The logo will be displayed immediately after successfully uploading it.

How can I overview all my licensed contents?

Log in to your admin account and click on »Admin Area« under »My Account« in the top right corner of the starting page. Under "My Library", you can choose between journal issues and journal articles content and have them displayed.

Do you support OpenURL for linking to Global Science Press eLibrary?

Yes, please use our URL »https://www.global-sci.org/openurl?« with the following parameters:

  • »genre« = »journal«, »article«
  • »issn« = journal-ISSN (online or print)
  • »volume« = journal volume number
  • »issue« = journal issue number
  • »spage« = first page of an article

Examples for OpenURL links:



Any other questions?

Contact us: info@global-sci.org