Q. How do I get an article that is behind a paywall?

Have you found an article of interest but the publisher is demanding payment for access? If you are currently Harvard faculty, staff or student, the Lean Library browser extension may be able to get you access for free (if Harvard subscribes to the journal).

Once installed, this tool can re-route your browser session into the Harvard Library network, providing access to any article for which Harvard has a subscription. Download instructions are here.

If the article is still behind a paywall after using Lean Library, there are three possible reasons:

1. You are not active Harvard faculty, staff or student
2. Harvard does not have access to the material, or
3. Harvard only has access to the material via a third party content provider (and not directly from the publisher)

In the case of #3, you must search/find the journal title through the Hollis catalog. If we subscribe the online version, you will see and option to "view online". Please note that many older journals might only be available in print editions only and physically located at one of the Harvard Libraries.