Answered By: Shanna Pearson
Last Updated: Oct 27, 2023     Views: 119

The delayed access to online journals is usually due to publisher restrictions and is known as an “embargo period.” In academic publishing, the embargo period often restricts new content to paying users for a determined length of time (often anywhere from one day to one year or more).

Some databases may house content that is embargoed elsewhere, so the first thing you should check is whether the content you need has more recent availability in a different database. The library can help you check whether this is the case.

If you're unable to access the content from the library we may be able to order it from another institution through interlibrary loan.

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