Are there any neuroscience journals that I could get for free?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the availability of free neuroscience journals and articles, exploring resources for accessing open-access content and the credibility of journals based on impact factors.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants inquire about the availability of free articles online.
  • A participant provides a link to a database of open-access journals specifically for neuroscience, noting that it does not include impact factors.
  • Another participant mentions that many articles become free over time due to US law and suggests using PubMed to find free articles.
  • Concerns are raised about the reliability of impact factors as measures of journal credibility, with one participant arguing that impact factors do not equate to credibility.
  • Some participants agree that while impact factors can provide some insight, they are influenced by factors unrelated to the quality of research.
  • There is a discussion about the limitations of impact factors, with one participant suggesting they can be manipulated and should be viewed with caution.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the significance of impact factors in assessing journal credibility, with some arguing they are important while others contest their relevance. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best approach to evaluate journal credibility.

Contextual Notes

Participants highlight the limitations of relying solely on impact factors and the potential for manipulation in their calculation, indicating a need for careful consideration when evaluating journals.

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Here is a database of open-access journals, I've done the search for neuroscience for you
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=findJournals&uiLanguage=en&hybrid=&query=neuroscience

Be wary though, this database doesn't list the impact factors (i.e. credibility) of these journals. You should check them against something like the Thompson Reuters database first.
http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/
 
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Many articles become free after a while due to US law. So if you search eg. "deep brain stimulation parkinson's" it will come up with 2675 articles. On the right column under "Filter your results", there's the option to restrict the search results to the 450 articles which are free.
 
Ryan_m_b said:
Be wary though, this database doesn't list the impact factors (i.e. credibility) of these journals. You should check them against something like the Thompson Reuters database first.
http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/

Impact factors are not credibility ratings.
 
atyy said:
Impact factors are not credibility ratings.
Yes, that is why I indicated that they are different things. However impact factors are an important thing to consider when looking at the credibility of a journal.
 
Ryan_m_b said:
Yes, that is why I indicated that they are different things. However impact factors are an important thing to consider when looking at the credibility of a journal.

I don't think so.
 
I don't think so, either. Impact factor is obscured by novelty and significance, which has nothing to do with credibility.

Just because research won't save lives or make a pharmaceutical company rich doesn't mean it lacks credibility.

Conversely, a parmaceutical company can very easily get into a high-impact journal with some very selective reporting as long as a disclosure is included in a little paragraph at the end.
 
I'm not saying it is a perfect system, there are many effects that manipulate the numbers but considering the OP is starting from a laymans perspective I think it is an ok thing to look at to get a rough (but not absolute) idea.
 
Ryan_m_b said:
I'm not saying it is a perfect system, there are many effects that manipulate the numbers but considering the OP is starting from a laymans perspective I think it is an ok thing to look at to get a rough (but not absolute) idea.

Yeah, I think that's ok just to start with those reservations in mind.
 

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