OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES & DATABASES

NB: Click on the logos/images to access the databases and resources 

RESOURCES & DATABASES

SUBJECT COVERAGE

URL LINK

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 

DOAJ provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed. All data is freely available.

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)

DOAB provides access to 56,311 scholarly, peer-reviewed  open access books that meet academic standards and covering all subjects and many languages. 

Directory of Open Access Resources (OpenDOAR)

The database provides access to list of academic open access repositories. Users can search for repositories by the following regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, North America, and South America.

African Journals Online (AJOL)

The database provides free online hosting for over 500 peer-reviewed journals from 31 African countries. Subjects covered: Health, Agriculture, Education, Climate Change, and African Studies.

East African Nature & Science Organization Journals

EANSO publishes scientific, technological, societal, religious, environmental, agricultural, judicial, traditional, cultural, lingual, business, educational and engineering articles.

PubMed

Subjects-Life sciences and biomedical

Wiley Open Access journals

Provides access to journal titles which cover the full spectrum of life, health and physical sciences, social science and the humanities, and include many titles ranked at the forefront of their field.

Scientific Research Publishing Inc. (SCIRP)

Biomedical & Life Science, Business & Economics, Chemistry & Material Science, Computer Science & Communication, Earth & Environmental Science, Engineering Medicine & Health Care, Physics & mathematics, Social Science & Humanities 

Journal of Rural Advancement

The journal addresses the multi-dimensions of rural life including the aspects of agriculture, culture, economics, education, finance, health, philosophy, planning, policies, politics, science, society, welfare, etc.

 

CGSpace

CGSpace serves as a collaborative repository for agricultural research outputs and findings generated by various components of CGIAR and its partners. It categorizes a wide range of content, including reports, articles, press releases, presentations, videos, policy briefs, and more. 

UNESCO DIGITAL LIBRARY

provides access to publications, documents and other materials either produced by UNESCO or pertaining to UNESCO’s fields of competence. It is a source of high-quality information on UNESCO activities (in education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture and communication and information), with more than 350,000 documents dating back to 1945.