Subject Guides: Natural and Agricultural Sciences Open Resources: Open Books, Journals &amp; Databases

Open Books

General Book sites

University of Toronto Books Online This link opens in a new window Books Online are books that have been digitized, from the University of Toronto Libraries. They are freely available online and out-of-copyright. The collection currently contains 858 titles.
Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new window The Directory of Open Access Books is a service of OAPEN Foundation. The OAPEN Foundation is an international initiative dedicated to Open Access monograph publishing, based at the National Library in The Hague.

Open Textbook Library Open textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used and adapted. Download, edit and distribute them at no cost.
Open Textbooks Free, adaptable, openly licensed textbooks and supplemental resources
OpenStax Resources The demand for OpenStax resources has doubled during COVID-19. Students and instructors need us more than ever. Help us respond with your support and join the movement that has saved students over $1.2 Billion since 2012!

Mathematical Sciences

LibreTexts Welcome to the Mathematics Library. This Living Library is a principal hub of the LibreTexts project, which is a multi-institutional collaborative venture to develop the next generation of open-access texts to improve postsecondary education at all levels of higher learning. The LibreTexts approach is highly collaborative where an Open Access textbook environment is under constant revision by students, faculty, and outside experts to supplant conventional paper-based books.
Bookboon.com Find free statistics and mathematics books in this category. Are you looking for a specific subject? Try one of the mathematics or statistics books which will help you at your next exam
The National Academies Press (NAP)
Open Intro - Statistics Our mission is to make educational products that are free, transparent, and lower barriers to education. We also feature supporting resources, such as slides, videos, and more
Open SUNY Textbooks

Agricultural Sciences

Physical Sciences

IntechOpen IntechOpen - where academia and industry create content with global impact, our books are submitted to relevant abstracting and indexing services including Web of Science - Book Citation Index, Crossref, Google Scholar, WorldCat, BASE, EBSCO A-to-Z, Open AIRE, CNKI Scholar, RePEc, ExLibris SFX

Biological Sciences

Open Journals

General Journal Sites

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) This link opens in a new window DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
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LinkOut (NCBI) This link opens in a new window LinkOut Journals with full text links, sorted by title, in HTML.

Mathematical Sciences

Selected Open Access Journals of Mathematics Founded in 1884. Edited jointly by Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). The editors are world leaders in mathematics: Jean Bourgain, Phillip Griffiths, Robert MacPherson, Peter Sarnak, Ya. Sinai, and Andrew Wiles, all from either Princeton or IAS. All volumes since 1994 have open access
Open Access in mathematics Mathematicians endeavour to preserve and classify literature and to make it accessible. In contrast to their colleagues in many natural sciences and technical disciplines, mathematicians have a very direct interest in old mathematical literature, not only for the purpose of documenting the history of the discipline but also for current research contexts.
Results in Applied Mathematics (RINAM) Results in Applied Mathematics (RINAM) is a gold open access journal offering authors the opportunity to publish in all fundamental and interdisciplinary areas of applied mathematics.
Journal of Applied Mathematics Journal of Applied Mathematics publishes original research papers and review articles in all areas of applied, computational, and industrial mathematics.
AIMS Mathematics AIMS Mathematics is Open Access and an international bimonthly publication devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, research articles in all major fields of mathematics. The journal publishes original research and invited expository articles. To be published in this journal, an original paper must be correct, new, nontrivial and of interest to a substantial number of readers. Every effort is made to ensure a rigorous but quick editorial process and a rapid publication.
Mathematics — Open Access Journal Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390) is a peer-reviewed open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to mathematics, and is published monthly online by MDPI. The European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT) and International Society for the Study of Information (IS4SI) are affiliated with Mathematics and their members receive a discount on article processing charges.
Applied Mathematics
Duke University Press- Mathematics Duke University Press has been publishing essential mathematics scholarship for over 80 years. Our in-house editing, design, and production team specializes in mathematics publishing and technology.

Agricultural Sciences

SA Journal of Animal Science The South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS) has changed the way the journal submission process is handled. An Online Journal Management System had been developed in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) to facilitate the Journal Submission & Review Process.
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses a wide range of research areas including animal genetics, reproduction, nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, feedstuffs and animal products. The journal publishes original and novel research articles and reviews mainly involved in pigs, poultry, beef cattle, cows, goats and sheep, but the studies involving aquatic and laboratory animal species that address fundamental questions related to livestock are also welcome
Animal Frontiers Animal Frontiers is the official journal of the following globally active professional animal science societies: ASAS, the American Society of Animal Science CSAS, the Canadian Society of Animal Science EAAP, the European Federation of Animal Science AMSA, the American Meat Science Association These organizations are dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of science-based knowledge concerning animal agriculture. Animal Frontiers provides a novel forum for innovative and timely perspectives that have relevance to understanding the complex dynamics at work through animal agriculture. Animal Frontiers publishes discussion and position papers that present several international perspectives on the status of high-impact, global issues in animal agriculture. Every issue will explore a theme of broad and current interest within animal science and animal agriculture.
American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, a quarterly, peer reviewed publication and is dedicated for publication of research articles in the field of biology of animals and with the scientific understanding of how animals work: from the physiology and biochemistry of tissues and major organ systems down to the structure and function of bio molecules and cells; particular emphasis would given to the studies of growth, reproduction, nutrition and lactation of farm and companion animals and how these processes may be optimized to improve animal re- productivity, health and welfare. Articles in support areas, such as genetics, soils, agricultural economics and marketing, legal aspects and the environment also are encouraged. AJAVS is an important source of researcher to study articles on protection of animal production practices, herd health and monitoring the spread of disease and prevention in both domestic and wild animals.
Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science The Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science (IJAS), a new broad-based journal, is an open access journal founded on two key tenets: To publish the most exciting research in all areas of animal sciences and to provide the most rapid system for reviewing and publishing, and to disseminate the articles freely for teaching and reference purposes. All articles published in IJAS are peer-reviewed.
Tropical Animal Health and Production
Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Livestock Science Livestock Science promotes the sound development of the livestock sector by publishing original, peer-reviewed research and review articles covering all aspects of this broad field. The journal welcomes submissions on the avant-garde areas of animal genetics, breeding, growth, reproduction, nutrition
BMC Veterinary Research BMC Veterinary Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of veterinary science and medicine, including the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of medical conditions of domestic, companion, farm and wild animals, as well as the biomedical processes that underlie their health
Czech Journal of Animal Science The Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences is a specialized and professional scientific agricultural institution operating in the Czech Republic
Journal of Animal Science and Technolog Journal of Animal Science and Technology is no longer published by BMC as of 31/12/2018. The journal is continuing to operate under the ownership of The Korean Society of Animal Science and Technology.
Food Science of Animal Resources
Open Access Animal Science at Taylor & Francis Open access publication can enable increased visibility and discoverability as your research can be read by anyone around the world. This greater visibility can result in increased readership and citations, and a chance to make an impact beyond your field. Explore our open access animal science journals
New open access programme addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Physical Sciences

Institute of Physics Fully open access journals Fully open access journals make all published articles immediately free to read and reuse without any subscription charges or access fees. To support the cost of managing peer review and publication, applies an article publication charge (APC) for published articles (or an article publication fee for journals published on behalf of the AAS). For some of our journals, APCs are not charged if IOP Publishing or one of our publishing partners is sponsoring the costs of publication. A full list of APCs can be found on our APC pricin
Science Direct Open Access journals
Science Advances

Biological Sciences

Nature Protocols Nature Protocols is an online journal publishing high-quality, citable, peer-reviewed protocols from the leading laboratories in all fields of biological
BMC Zoology BMC Zoology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of zoology, including comparative physiology, mechanistic and functional studies, morphology, life history, animal behavior, signaling and communication, cognition, parasitism, systematics, biogeography and conservation
Frontiers in Zoology Frontiers in Zoology is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal publishing high quality research articles and reviews on all aspects of animal life. As a biological discipline, zoology has one of the longest histories. Today it occasionally appears as though, due to the rapid expansion of life sciences, zoology has been replaced by more or less independent sub-disciplines amongst which exchange is often sparse. However, the recent advance of molecular methodology into "classical" fields of biology, and the development of theories that can explain phenomena on different levels of organisation, has led to a re-integration of zoological disciplines promoting a broader than usual approach to zoological questions. Zoology has re-emerged as an integrative discipline encompassing the most diverse aspects of animal life, from the level of the gene to the level of the ecosystem.
Current Zoology Current Zoology (formerly Acta Zoologica Sinica, founded in 1935) is an open access, bimonthly, peer-reviewed international journal of zoology. It publishes review articles and research papers in the fields of ecology, evolution and behaviour. Current Zoology is sponsored by Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with the China Zoological Society.
Journal of Vertebrate Biology The Journal of Vertebrate Biology (formerly Folia Zoologica, founded in 1938) publishes high-quality original research papers of broad interest. The Journal welcomes papers on the behaviour, ecology, physiology, anatomy, developmental biology, taxonomy, and evolution of vertebrates, including research at the interface of these disciplines.

Open Databases

General Databases Sites

Open Educational Resources Commons OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum.
Internet Archive The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
BioOne Complete BioOne Complete is a database of more than 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. The flagship product of the nonprofit publisher BioOne, BioOne Complete provides libraries with cost-effective access to high-quality, curated research and independent society publishers with a dynamic, community-based platform and global distribution. BioOne Complete's unique business model reinvests precious library funds in scientific communication, with over $45M returned to participating publishers to date.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository The World Bank is the largest single source of development knowledge. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.
Open Research Springer Nature Open Research takes many forms at Springer Nature and as a leading publisher we are committed to transitioning to open access and supporting our communities in doing so too. Librarians are increasingly involved in the transition and implementation of this. Here we provide information and insights in to our Transformative Agreements, Open Access products and options, Open Research services, and the funding and policies that underpin them all.

J-STAGE This link opens in a new window J-STAGE is an electronic journal site operated by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and it makes electronic journals issued by Japanese academic institutions available to the public via the Internet.

BASE What is BASE? BASE is one of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic web resources. You can access the full texts of about 60% of the indexed documents for free (Open Access). BASE is operated by Bielefeld University Library.

Biological Sciences

BioMed Central This link opens in a new window An STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher with a large portfolio of peer-reviewed open access journals. Their journals span all areas of biology, medicine and health, including broad interest titles such as BMC Biology and BMC Medicine alongside specialist journals, such as Malaria Journal and BMC Infectious Diseases.
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PubMed Central® This link opens in a new window PubMed Central® (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).

Mathematical Sciences

Mathematics open access research We publish a leading collection of nearly 20 mathematics journals, including some of the oldest and largest open access journals in mathematics.
Open Geography Education Welcome to the newly revamped Open Geography Education website. This website is dedicated to providing free, open curriculum and resources to anybody who is interested in our geographic world. Using the world as our contributors and content experts, we will strive to make the most engaging, dynamic, and relevant information possible. The spirit behind this movement is community. It is in that spirit that I invite you to provide anything that you find useful to help advance the Open Geography Education and Open Education movement forward. Feel free to use anything within this website for your needs. All of the new or updated eTextbooks on this website have been placed on Pressbooks, and have gone through an editing and peer review process.

Natural and Agricultural Sciences Open Resources: Open Books, Journals & Databases

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