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Elsevier ScienceDirect
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Account Coordinator: Chris Troutman will be approving accounts and collecting email addresses.

Wikipedia:Elsevier/Nav Elsevier is an academic publishing company that publishes medical and scientific literature, as a "provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health, and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions, deliver better care, and sometimes make groundbreaking discoveries that advance the boundaries of knowledge and human progress. Elsevier provides web-based, digital solutions—among them ScienceDirect, Scopus, Elsevier Research Intelligence and ClinicalKey—and publishes nearly 2,200 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and over 25,000 book titles."

Elsevier has donated ScienceDirect access. ScienceDirect is their full-text database with "almost a quarter of the world's peer-reviewed scientific content". The database includes over 2,500 journals, 900 serials and 26,000 book titles. Journals include, among others, The Lancet, Cell, Current Biology, Biomaterials, Biological Psychiatry, Social Science & Medicine, Current Biology, Cognition, and Behavioural Brain Research. For a full list of journals included in Elsevier's ScienceDirect, see their website.

Wikipedia Library access

Elsevier is offering 45 free accounts to its published content online on ScienceDirect to help write Wikipedia content in a great variety of topics, from health to astronomy. To facilitate verification in more specific areas of the encyclopedia, the 30 accounts have been split across three access collections:

Wikipedia editors may apply for one of these ScienceDirect access collections according to their area of specialty; their account will be valid for a period of one year.

Requirements

Note: In case you already have access to ScienceDirect through your university or alumni program, we request you to use that account instead of applying for an SD account as a Wikipedia editor. Only 30 accounts have been made available.

  • You have your preferences enabled to receive email messages on English Wikipedia; (see Special:Preferences)
  • You have a Wikipedia account that is a minimum of 1 year old
  • You have made a minimum of 1000 edits to the encyclopedia
  • You are active in content generation, research, and/or verification work

Expectations

Approved editors may
  • search, view and download content from ScienceDirect and must follow scholarly and/or Wikipedia best practices when using those source for their work (see below for the Wikipedia-specific guidelines).
  • print, download and store individual items (e.g., articles, abstracts, chapters) for such user's exclusive use.
  • Comply with any terms and conditions which appear on the particular pages of ScienceDirect website they are accessing.
  • store individual journal articles from the content in the private library of a social networking site for the approved editor’s own personal use only.
  • share individual items with a limited number of third party colleagues as part of an invitation only working group on a social networking site for personal, scholarly or research use that works with publishers to provide anonymized usage information.

Note: ScienceDirect includes Open Access content. Open Access content generally has broader license restriction that vary depending on the applicable end user license. More information about Elsevier licenses can be found here. Open Access and Open Archive articles can be identified from the Open Archive or Open Access indications just above the abstract or summary in the online version of the article.

Approved editors will not
  • Share their account logins or passwords with others, or sell their access to other parties
  • Mass scrape or mass download content on ScienceDirect
  • Systematically make printed or electronic copies of multiple extracts of restricted content available for any purpose
  • Mine data or content without permission, in order, for instance, to use metadata for auto-created stub articles
  • Display any copyrighted images or pictures which are in Elsevier works without permission of Elsevier
  • Use the access provided for any commercial purpose
Private and confidential information
  • You will need to have a confirmed email address to participate.
  • By applying, you understand and agree that your name and email address may be shared with representatives of the Wikimedia Foundation, The Wikipedia Library, and Elsevier. While Wikipedia Library coordinators are volunteers (not employees or contractors of the Wikimedia Foundation or Elsevier), they have signed confidentiality agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation with regards to the personal information they may handle for the Wikipedia Library.

Citation

  • Editors should always provide original citation information, in addition to linking a Elsevier resource, per WP:V and WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT.
  • Editors should not provide bare links to non-free Elsevier pages, making sure to include all relevant metadata in the citation template (see example below).
  • For any links to the Elsevier articles, use the article or chapter URL as it appears in the address bar, example: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169500214003481
  • Editors should note "that subscription may be required" using the template {{Subscription or libraries|sentence|via=[[ScienceDirect]]}}
Example
<ref> {{cite journal |title=Enhancing Tumor-Specific Uptake of the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin with a Copper Chelator|authors= Ishida, Seiko; McCormick, Frank; Smith-McCune, Karen; Hanahan, Douglas|doi=10.1016/j.ccr.2010.04.011|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1535610810001509|date=15 June 2010|volume=17|issue= 6|pages= 574–583 | journal =Cancer Cell}} {{Subscription or libraries|sentence|via=[[ScienceDirect]]}}</ref>
  • "Enhancing Tumor-Specific Uptake of the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin with a Copper Chelator". Cancer Cell. 17 (6): 574–583. 15 June 2010. doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2010.04.011. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)  – via ScienceDirect (Subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries.)

Further participation

Here are a few ways you could help The Wikipedia Library effectively leverage this partnership:

  • Add {{Wikipedia:Elsevier/Userbox}} to your user boxes if you have access to this database. This helps us share our project with other experienced users.
  • Add your ORCID identifer to your user page; see WP:ORCID
  • TWL is interested in having guest bloggers. Guest blogging gives the opportunity for both The Wikipedia Library and Elsevier to profile our partnership, and it gives the guest bloggers a new platform to share their editing experience with others (which is good for the Wikimedia community).

Applications

Wikipedia:TWL/Expect

We have more applicants than slots for the first donation for the Life Sciences and Physical Sciences packages. However, please apply to be wait listed anyway: high interest in accounts gives us a further sense of the the need for access to our partners!'
Add yourself at the bottom of the list with a line starting with #{{user8|USERNAME|Project=code}} (eg. {{user8|Example|Project=en}}) followed by an explanation of why you believe the access would be beneficial to you. Make sure to describe which access option you would prefer. It is a good idea to include in your application text: your depth of experience with Wikipedia and other WM projects, your editing areas benefited by access, and examples of your commitment to content creation. Editors may request access to more than one stream but because of limited availability, only one stream will be provided. (Your first choice may be unavailable and your second choice may be granted, instead.)

Approved

  1. Shyamal (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I work mainly on biology topics and help others at WP:RX. Shyamal (talk) 06:22, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Shyamal: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Wiki CRUK John (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) (also Johnbod (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) - over 135000 edits, several FAs) Applying for Health & Life Sciences content. Rather amazingly, despite working as Wikipedian in Residence at Cancer Research UK, it is actually rather tricky for me to access Elsevier medical material, which I often use. I will also lose any CRUK access from mid-February when my term ends. I have done a lot of work on health articles, mainly related to cancer, and intend to keep editing in this area. For example Pancreatic cancer is currently at FAC. Wiki CRUK John (talk) 11:06, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Wiki CRUK John: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Maky (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I'm an active editor writing mostly in Wikipedia:WikiProject Primates, and particularly about strepsirrhines. My writings fall under "Health & Life Sciences". I have over 25 FAs to my name, and ScienceDirect is one of the biggest pay walls I encounter when doing my research. I can't stress how helpful this resource would be to me. – Maky « talk » 03:18, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Maky: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Jfdwolff (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been a contributor to health content since 2004, with 6 featured articles and 24 good articles relevant to medicine. I am vice-chair of the WikiProject Med Foundation. Journal access would greatly improve my work in developing verifiable content in the area of internal medicine (particularly the emergencies). I imagine it is in the Publisher's interest to support the use of its publications as sources on Wikipedia. JFW | T@lk 07:04, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Jfdwolff: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Sasata (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I'm an active contributor of mycology articles (60 FAs, 250+ GAs)), and do not have access to Elsevier journal content. A Health & Life Sciences account would be extremely useful for the work I do here. Sasata (talk) 19:50, 22 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Sasata: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Graham Beards (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email)) I have been active on Wikipedia for nearly eight years. I contribute mainly to virology articles (four FAs). I am a Featured Article Coordinator on the English Wikipedia. Access to Health and Life Sciences would be helpful to my virology articles and for fact checking others. Graham Beards (talk) 16:42, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Graham Beards: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Partynia (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I´m an editor with more than 23.000 edits. As an active member of the german WikiProject Medicine I´m active in medicine and dentistry and as a sysop in de-WP. I'm most interested in the "Health and Life Sciences" stream will be helpful for my contributions. --Partynia (talk) 10:26, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Partynia: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Kenraiz (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Too low number of accounts, esp. in Health & Life Sciences! I submit to this stream just to show how necessary and useful is their increasing. My account is active since 2006 (45500 edits). I write articles about plant species in Polish Wiki (nearly 50 FA i GA e.g.: Padus serotina, Urtica dioica, Juniperus communis). Kenraiz (talk) 11:47, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Kenraiz: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Andreas Werle (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Physician, Admin in de-WP, > 20k-Edits, some GA and FAs. Active in german Wiki-Project Medicine since 2005, interested in "Health and Life Sciences" stream. -- Andreas Werle (talk) 17:41, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Andreas Werle: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. kashmiri (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I manage a patient organisation in one of orphan diseases and share a lot of research knowledge here on Wikipedia for the benefit of other patients. As our organisation is involved in research, I have edited numerous medicine-related articles, primarily in the area of neuromuscular disorders, both on en-wiki and (much less) pl-wiki. Access to ScienceDirect in Health and Life Sciences would help me to further update Wikipedia with medicine's new discoveries – properly sourced. Regards, kashmiri TALK 21:53, 28 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Kashmiri: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Sarahj2107 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email): This would be very helpful for creating, expanding and copyediting science articles. There have been many times I have seen a journal article on Elsevier that would have helped my work here, but was unable to access the full article. Sarahj2107 (talk) 14:03, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending @Sarahj2107: You're waitlisted for the Health & Life Sciences resource. I'll contact you if we get more accounts. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Sarahj2107: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Justlettersandnumbers (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I'm an active creator of articles/content on domestic animal breeds, and access to the Health and Life Sciences stream would be very helpful to me. However, I feel that priority for this stream should probably mostly be given to medical editors. I don't have alumnus access to ScienceDirect. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 01:43, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending @Justlettersandnumbers: You're waitlisted for the Health & Life Sciences resource. I'll contact you if we get more accounts. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Justlettersandnumbers: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  13. MeegsC (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I've been on English Wikipedia since 2007, working mostly in the biological sciences — primarily with various bird articles. FA articles are flight feather and pelican (the latter a group effort), GA articles are red warbler, red-throated loon and black catbird. I've also written most of beak and bird nest. Lately, I've been spending many hours working my way through the massive backlog of articles in the WP:BIRD cleanup listing; access to Elsevier's journals would definitely help with that task, as many of these contain {{cn}} tags. Please note that I already have a JSTOR account, if that affects my chances here. I'm most interested in the "Health and Life Sciences" stream. MeegsC (talk) 23:33, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending @MeegsC: You're waitlisted for the Health & Life Sciences resource. I'll contact you if we get more accounts. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @MeegsC: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  14. RexxS (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email): I'm a long-term contributor to scuba-related articles with an FA and 3 GAs in the area of hyperbaric medicine. I'm an active member of WikiProject Medicine and a founder member and director of WikiProject Med Foundation. Access to the "Health and Life Sciences" stream would be very helpful in being able to read full articles, rather than just abstracts and summaries. --RexxS (talk) 12:53, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending @RexxS: You're waitlisted for the Health & Life Sciences resource. I'll contact you if we get more accounts. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @RexxS: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Atsme (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I edit, expand and create articles in the field of Biology, Conservation biology, Medicine, and Science. I have collaborated in either the creation or expansion of 5 GAs, and 1 FA - American paddlefish. Access to such a valuable resource would cut the time spent on each article in half which would increase my productivity. I appreciate the opportunity of being considered as a candidate. Thank you. Atsme☯Consult 20:50, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Atsme: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Jacek555 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I work on biology (zoology) topics at pl:wiki, mainly with rodents articles. Among them many FA: Koszatniczka (O. degus), Świstak tatrzański (Marmota marmota), Bóbr europejski (beaver), Chomik europejski (european hamster), but also Diugoń (Dugong Dugon), and many GA. During my work I need many articles published by Elsevier. So I would like to use the „Health & Life Sciences” stream. Jacek555 (talk) 07:42, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Jacek555: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  17. WeijiBaikeBianji (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I'm active in updating articles on human intelligence and genetics and note that many of those articles cite journals published by Elsevier, which I would like to take care to verify and cite with full templates linking to accurate bibliographic information for each article. I am just beginning to use individual Wikipedia Library accounts to access sources after formerly using remote online library access through a Wikipedian in Residence project that has now wrapped up my phase of participation. I will of course be very happy to follow all of Elsevier's requirements for how this resource is to be used and attributed by Wikipedians. I have brought one article to good article status and would like to bring up several more Wikipedia articles to good article or featured article status, and access to Elsevier sources will help greatly for that task in articles on the topics I edit most. Thanks for the resource opportunity. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 01:59, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    While waiting for the account review process to proceed, I have updated a user bibliography of sources for editing articles on human intelligence and a user bibliography of sources for editing articles on human genetics and anthropology with the appropriate templates for ScienceDirect articles I was able to verify through my previous access. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 00:16, 2 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @WeijiBaikeBianji: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Volunteer Marek (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I edit numerous articles relating to economics and ScienceDirect does include a large number of relevant, top economic journals [1] (hence I'd be interested in one of the Social & Behavioral Sciences accounts). I've been on en-Wikipedia since 2005, I have over 48,000 edits, I've created over 1000 articles (including more than 100 DYKs), and several GAs.Volunteer Marek (talk) 05:59, 28 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Volunteer Marek: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Masssly (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email). I am fully active active on English Wikipedia and spend my time patrolling new pages, checking/improving references and fighting vandalism. Also I take particular interest in the activities of Wikimedia research committee, I am a researcher myself and my interests are on the impact of WP in academia. I could really use this resource. Best Regards.—Sadat (Masssly)❤Talk☮C☺Email☯ 09:33, 28 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Masssly: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Vitalie Ciubotaru (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Registered wikipedia user since March 2008; over 3000 edits in Romanian Wikipedia; active in content generation; have no access to Elsevier ScienceDirect resources via another avenue. I am interested in Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vitalie Ciubotaru (talk) 09:07, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Vitalie Ciubotaru: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Mardetanha (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been working on some article related to human behavoiour, and having access to Science direct would help me Mardetanha talk 12:37, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Mardetanha: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Graeme Bartlett (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been editing English Wikipedia for 10 years now. I have created over 200 articles. I have made over 60,000 live edits. In adition to writing I also have been assisting classes as an online ambassador. I would appreciate access to the physical sciences stream, as I have been writing articles on Chemistry lately. Currently most Elsevier journal content is inaccessible to me. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:12, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Graeme Bartlett: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Spinningspark (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have had an account on Wikipedia since 2007 and was using Wikipedia before that. I have created dozens of articles to GA standard and six have become featured articles on the front page. I have made substantial contributions to hundreds more. I am an electrical engineer and write mostly in that field, but occassionaly stray into biology and medicine, especially when there is an electrical science aspect to a subject. Thus, the most useful stream to me would be Physical Sciences with Health & Life Sciences as a second choice. SpinningSpark 19:11, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Spinningspark: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  24. shrikanthv (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email)) I work on parts of new and old electric discoveries and inventions and have created 2 did you know science article previously not present in wiki, finding difficult to get sources and often depending on foreign language sources, is leeding to difficulty incorrect intpretation and translation, a journal access would help a lot to bring down new missing subjects in science to wiki Shrikanthv (talk) 06:32, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Shrikanthv: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  25. YohanN7 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) - Doing edits in math and physics articles and researching on my own for pure pleasure. Masters degree's in engineering physics and electrical engineering. Professional career as software engineer. Recent articles: Group structure and the axiom of choice, Closed subgroup theorem and Derivative of the exponential map, mostly my work: Representation theory of the Lorentz group and Classical group. Briefly put, I know how much access to references and original research articles boosts productivity in writing and editing WP articles. Obviously, Physical Sciences is the access option of choice for me. YohanN7 (talk) 12:27, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @YohanN7: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  26. chjoaygame (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I often contribute to Wikipedia articles, especially on thermodynamics, quantum physics, and microcosmological ontology. I would like access to Physical Sciences for Wikipedia literature survey work.Chjoaygame (talk) 23:26, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Chjoaygame: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Axiosaurus (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I am applying for access to the physical science stream. I am retired and do not have ready access to journals. My PhD was in inorganic chemistry. I have been active on English Wikipedia for over 7 years, and am a member of the chemistry, chemicals and elements projects, one of a small number of active editors with a primary interest in inorganic chemistry. I edit inorganic chemicals or general chemistry articles, and have created 70 articles (most recently the general chemistry article Pauling's principle of electroneutrality). Other edits are additions of content to existing articles, typically reactions structures and chemical bonding. Access via Science Direct would speed up the process of obtaining reliable references.Axiosaurus (talk) 11:44, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Axiosaurus: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  28. IJReid (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been an editor for nearly two years now, and am a very active member of the Dinosaur WikiProject. Many descriptions or analyses of important taxa and unique publications are in the journals housed there (specifically Cretaceous Research, a physical sciences journal) and these could greatly improve the neutrality or expand many different dinosaur articles. IJReid (talk) 23:25, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @IJReid: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Sandbh (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I've been an editor since 2011, working mainly on chemistry-related articles to do with ambiguous or hard-to define areas such as heavy metals, metalloids, and post-transition metals. By their nature, these are difficult areas to corral without extensive use of supporting references. I regularly encounter citations to ScienceDirect journals in the course of my research but don't have ready access to the articles themselves. Getting a Physical Sciences account would help considerably with my editing endeavours. Sandbh (talk) 12:24, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Sandbh: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  30. Testem (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email)I've been editing for some years now and make many edits to articles pertaining to Designer drugs. Where there are resources on these they tend to mainly be published in scientific journals carried by sciencedirect. Testem (talk) 16:13, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved @Testem: Expect an e-mail from me shortly with instructions on the next step. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pending

  1. Everymorning (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I edit lots of science and medicine-related articles, so this would be useful in accessing more information than can be obtained solely from the abstracts of scientific papers. Since I am especially active in medicine I think the Health & Life Sciences would be most beneficial to me. Everymorning talk 00:10, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. FloNight (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been editing Wikipedia English since 2005. I have access to the Cochrane library through my work as WiR. As a Wikipedian in Residence at Cochrane Collaboration, I'm training people affiliated with Cochrane to improve Wikipedia medical articles by not just adding references to Cochrane Reviews but to overall improve the article using textbooks and other reliable sources. So, a Health and Life Science account would aid me in my work during edit-a-thons and training sessions when I'm supporting new editors remotely. As well, it will help me when I'm editing medical articles of interest to me. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 01:02, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Denied @FloNight: Your history of article creation doesn't evince work in this field. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Adavyd (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been creating and editing a number of articles devoted to physics and mathematics, mainly on the ru-wiki, but eventually may be writing something for en-wiki and de-wiki as well. From my work place I have access to most of the APS and AIP journals. At the same time, it is difficult to access Elsevier/ScienceDirect journals when needed. For me, the access to "Physical Sciences" would be desirable. Thank you, — Adavyd (talk) 01:31, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Apokryltaros (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I gather a lot of research papers concerning prehistoric animals for both building on wiki-articles and making reconstructions. Many of the journal articles I require are published by Elsevier.--Mr Fink (talk) 04:19, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @Apokryltaros: Your statement doesn't inspire me with confidence; I cannot provide you access to Elsevier for you to scrape data. This is meant strictly for article creation and development. Which resource did you want access to? Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Pmlineditor (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I work on article creation and improvement, primarily in simple.wikipedia but also here in en.wikipedia. A lot of my article work is focused on Computer Science and related areas for which ScienceDirect titles will be useful. Although some of the journals helpful for editing in optical illusions are in the Health & Life Sciences journals, these will probably be more useful to medical science editors; therefore I'm requesting access to the 'Physical Sciences' collections as I feel access to these journals will help me contribute to a wider area of topics. Pmlineditor (t · c · l) 07:57, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. hzh (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I edit on a variety of subjects, these include molecular biology and biochemistry. ScienceDirect has a number of review journals that would be particular useful for Wikipedia as sources and can help improve the content of its science articles. Access to ScienceDirect would allow me to contribute more to articles in the field of Health & Life Sciences. Hzh (talk) 08:49, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Denied @Hzh: I'm concerned that most of your article creation has focused on reality TV. I see you've done some editing on molecular biology but I'm more apt to award slots to editors already accomplished in this field. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. THE IT (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Registered wikisource user since October 2013; over 3000 edits in German Wikisource (with some following edits in the german Wikipedia); active in researching publications in physics, chemistry and mathematics; Access would help me improving the research on authors and publications for special topics. THE IT (talk) 10:45, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
  8. Դավիթ Սարոյան (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Active editor since 2009 over 8000 edits and 500 articles created, I edit biology and biology-related articles in hywiki. I'm a junior researcher at Molecular Biology Institute of RA, molecular biologist researching in the field of virology. I will use Elsevier to improve biology articles in Armenian wiki as well as in my academic study as there's no any institution around me, which provides access to Elsevier.--Դավիթ Սարոյան (talk) 10:18, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Bramfab (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I write a lot on science topics, mainly earth science and I knwow that Elsevier ScienceDirect host journals that would be useful to improve the quality of the contents of my edit. Regards, --Bramfab (talk) 11:54, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. V1adis1av (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email): I would like to get access to the Physical Sciences collection. 19000+ edits in ru-wiki, mainly in physics, chemistry and astronomy. PhD in Nuclear Physics. --V1adis1av (talk) 13:27, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Basie (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email): Editing in WP:MED and WP:NURSE. One of a relatively small number of active nurses on Wikipedia, I also do some work over at suspected copyright violations for which journal access can be very helpful. Health & Life Sciences access would be great as I'm about to lose my current library privileges with the end of the year. Basie (talk) 14:26, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. TopGun (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email)) I've been editing en wikipedia since 8 years and have significant experience in editing all types of topics. Since I'm not a student anymore, my university access of science direct and other science journals has long been revoked which has limited me from contributing much to science and engineering topics, an area which I hold expertise in being an engineer. Hopefully getting access to this will help. I would (tentatively) mainly research applied sciences and materials engineering topics using this access. --lTopGunl (talk) 15:04, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Denied I don't see evidence of significant editing in this field. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Chris troutman, that's because I do not have access to research papers or other reliable sources (that mostly in this field have only free abstracts but usually need paid access to full sources) to go for adding significant amount of information. I watchlist articles such as Piezoelectricity but I have been limited to minor contributions in the field. However, I intend to make major contributions if I have access to the journals. --lTopGunl (talk) 17:12, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    It is a "chicken or the egg" question. As I approve accounts I'll certainly keep you in mind. Naturally I have to favor proven contributors in the field since we have to go on faith that editors will make good use of the accounts. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Queeste (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email)) Active on Wikipedia for 5 years, often on psychological topics and behavioral sciences. I'm a professional. That's why access to the Social and Behavioral Sciences collection would be very welcome.--Queeste (talk) 15:54, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  14. NikosGouliaros (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been an intermittent contributor to Wikipedia since 2007 and active on an almost daily basis in Wikiproject: Medicine since September 2014. My main focus is cardiology. I have no access to Elsevier ScienceDirect (or any other sources that require subscription) via my institution (public hospital). I have access to Cochrane Library via Wikipedia. I'm interested in the "Health & Life Sciences" stream. Thank you. --NikosGouliaros (talk) 22:07, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Denied @NikosGouliaros: You don't yet meet our minimum threshold of edit count as outlined above. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I apologize, somehow I hadn't noticed! Keep on doing good work! NikosGouliaros (talk) 21:25, 5 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Olivier Hammam (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email). Less active in the main part of fr.wikipedia the last times, I am a steady contributor in the french version of Help Desk and other help pages for contributors, trying to help users. I wish to acces ScienceDirect to keep academic informations and references that are frequenly requested for sources and informations improvement in articles. Olivier Hammam (talk) 00:16, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @Olivier Hammam: What resource are you requesting? Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Jtamad (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I'm a relatively new editor, but intend to become active now on articles related to Health & Life Sciences I'm retired now so intend to spend significant time on the effort to improve WP. I'm a former medical writer/editor and med journal editor with degrees in pharmacy and epidemiology. I have no institutional access now so could really use this free access. Thank you. juanTamad 04:52, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
     Denied @Jtamad: You don't yet meet our minimum threshold of edit count as outlined above. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  17. The Discoverer (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been an editor since 2006 and have over 3000 edits. I have created pages like Electromagnetic clutch, Bharat Stage emission standards and Friction-plate electromagnetic couplings, and contributed to other science articles. Being an engineer by profession, access to Science Direct would help me to improve science pages through having access to good sources. I haven't been editing much of late, because I am busy offline, but I will be active again eventually. I would like access to physical sciences. The Discoverer (talk) 18:34, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  18. bellagio99 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I am a social scientist who edits 175 Wikipedia pages. As I am retired, I no longer have access through my university library. The social scienist list would be useful, as the key journal in my field is from Elsevier. Bellagio99 (talk) 21:41, 22 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Wifione (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email). I'm an editor and administrator on the English Wikipedia; access to Elsevier ScienceDirect would enable me to improve the many articles I patrol in AfD,[2] especially those related to the fields of social and behavioural science. I'd wish access to Social & Behavioral Sciences journals and books. Thanks. Wifione Message 16:19, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  20. IKAl (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email). I'm working on the German Wikipedia especially on articles related to botany. I have written several FA and GA. Access to Elsevier ScienceDirect would help to get information on plants from continents like Africa and South America, for which it is hard to find good sources but also for other special topics. Regards --IKAl (talk) 23:07, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @IKAl: Which resource are you requesting? Chris Troutman (talk) 05:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  21. TheProfessor (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I actively edit for a broad range of topics within the fields of Biology, Conservation, Environment, and Health. My contributions include more than 2000 edits this year, 12 new articles, and contribution to more than 300 articles, many with life and physical science content. I intend to continue to improve and expand scientific content, and access to ScienceDirect will help increase my productivity. Thanks, TheProfessor (talk) 05:12, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @TheProfessor: What resource are you requesting access to? Chris Troutman (talk) 23:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Formerly 98 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email). I've made about 4200 edits to English Wikipedia this year, almost entirely to medical articles. I've mostly rewritten the Quinolone, Levofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, and Pharmaceutical industry articles (partly under a previous username Alfred Bertheim), and have made major contributions to most of the antipsychotic and SSRI related articles. It would be good to have access to more journals in the health area as I am mostly reliant on the 10% or so of articles that are free. Formerly 98 (talk) 16:13, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Ozzie10aaaa (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email). I believe I have the required edits and subject matter, it would be very useful for articles in Wikipedia as I currently do 1. "Ebola Virus Epidemic in West Africa" ( one of the most viewed articles), I also am contributing to 2. "Dyslexia". thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 19:27, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  24. rpYo (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I'm new on ES Wikipedia I have experience in Mathematics. Access to Elsevier ScienceDirect will help a lot with mathematics and phisics topics. Thanks.
  25. Redlinux (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) sorry to be pretty late. Access to Elsevier ScienceDirect (Health & Life Sciences) would be very helpful for the work in de-wiki [3], so I ask You to give me one of the accounts (Health & Life Sciences). Greetings Redlinux···→ 22:55, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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