What is PubList.com?
PubList.com is a free, innovative Internet-based service that makes finding publication information fast and easy by providing a directory of information on more than 150,000 of the world's publications.

Does PubList.com contain titles only published in the United States?
More than half of the title listings on PubList.com are international listings.

Can I order both current and backdated articles from the PubList.com site?
Through various document delivery services participating with PubList.com, users can quickly and conveniently locate and purchase both current and backdated articles.

Why do some titles include hot links?
PubList.com licenses directory information produced and published by various sources, which we use to provide free information for more than 150,000 titles. PubList.com also provides an opportunity for publishers to update and enhance their data through paid profiles, including hot links to their Web home page or other Web locations.

What do you mean by a vendor?
A vendor, agent, or supplier, is a company that sells or supplies products usually produced by others. PubList.com has invited vendors who supply various types of publication related services, for example, document delivery and back volume sales, to link to and from our Web site. We refer to those who have accepted our offer as "vendor partners". Whenever we can, we want PubList.com to facilitate efficient contact between Web users and the information and services they seek. For more information about our Service Partners, click here.

How do I order from a vendor?
Each vendor has its own procedure. Some vendor links will take you to an order form on the vendor's page, often with the title information already filled in. You can then follow vendor directions to complete the form and place the order. For other vendors, you will enter their system on an instruction page rather than an order form. Most of these vendors are set up to provide services to businesses and libraries and will be happy to receive orders from individuals. Many of these vendors accept credit card payment.

Can I order subscriptions?
While PubList.com does not itself take subscription orders, publishers would be delighted to receive them. The PubList.com listing will usually provide a publisher or sponsor address and other contact information for placing your order. Prices, if available, are displayed only for participating publishers, but you may use the contact information to request rates from other publishers. On some publisher pages, there may be links directly to ordering services of the publisher or to subscription agents.

Do publishers offer any free services?
Yes, a number of publishers offer free services to increase the visibility and readership of their titles. For example, publishers may display the table of contents of recent issues, provide free sample issues, or provide email notices when new issues are published. Subscriptions to some publications are available free. Examples include some electronic-only titles produced by non-profit organizations, or trade publications which are supported entirely by advertising revenues. Sometimes the electronic version of a print title is not available for purchase separately but is provided "free" with a paid subscription to the paper journal. PubList.com reports whatever the publisher has determined. What is free or not free is determined solely by the publisher.

Can I buy back volumes or issues?
Yes, some publishers have back stock available. You can check with the publisher's customer service office if more specific information isn't provided. We have a service partner who specializes in back volume and back issue sales from many different publishers, but have not yet created links from title records. Click here for more information on this service partner.

Can I buy individual articles?
Yes, in most cases. Many publishers allow the sale of individual articles (also called "document delivery" or "pay per view") from their magazines, journals and newspapers. Some publishers prefer to make the sales themselves, while others allow vendors to provide this service. When a vendor partner can provide document delivery for a title in PubList.com, the notation "To Order Articles" appears in the left border under the PubList logo. Clicking that selection will show active links for each vendor partner who can provide articles from that title. Use the contact information in the PubList.com data record or on the publisher's website to see if the publisher will supply articles directly. When ordering articles, keep in mind that the vendor charge is usually made of three components: a service charge, a copyright fee which is set by the publisher, and the cost of the delivery. Delivery options offer a choice of methods, speed and price.

Can I get someone else to pay for the articles or subscriptions I want?
Perhaps. Your local library (public, school, academic or corporate) will often be able to obtain an article for you from another library or from a vendor at a discounted or subsidized rate at little or no cost to you. Your local library or employer may already subscribe to a title you are interested in, or you can recommend a title for purchase.

What if I need information about articles rather than journal titles?
Some of the publisher home pages to which you can link from PubList.com will provide the table of contents for recent articles and perhaps abstracts (short summaries of articles). If you don't have a particular journal title in mind, you may want to use an "abstracting or indexing service". A and I services are created by publishers who specialize in this kind of product. Your local library will have one or more of these databases. Alternatively, some of PubList.com's service partners located with the "order articles" button include tables of contents, indexes or other article information for some titles. You are welcome to explore these Web sites.

What does it mean when a vendor says they can provide "full-text"?
A photocopy reproduces the original print format including photographs, charts and other illustrations. "Full-text" means different things in different contexts. To an article delivery vendor, it may be a word-processed file of the article text and omit illustrations. For some suppliers of electronic subscriptions or articles, "full-text" describes electronic versions of the original publication, including illustrations. These versions may require special viewers, like Adobe Acrobat^TM or CatchWord RealPage^TM. When "full-text" describes text in its digital form, the text file is searchable, meaning that you can search for words that appear in the article. This is an evolving area, so if you want a particular kind of "full-text" publication, review the vendor's description or contact its customer support staff.

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