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RSC Select

On-demand access to ground-breaking research in the chemical sciences without being tied to a subscription.

Every article we publish in our journal portfolio contains knowledge that will help researchers challenge the accepted and find the next scientific advance.

But when your company’s R&D focus is a very particular area, not all of them are going to be relevant.

That’s where RSC Select comes in. RSC Select gives you on-demand access to groundbreaking research in the chemical sciences without being tied to a subscription.

An RSC Select token is valid for two years, and buys you one article download. Tokens can be used on any article, published in any Royal Society of Chemistry journal since 1841.

How does it work?

  1. Talk to our sales team to set up your package and buy your tokens.
  2. Access our subscription journals with an IP address/username and password.
  3. Researchers use the tokens to self-select and download the articles they want.
  4. Contact our team whenever you need more tokens.

What does a token buy?

As a society publisher specialising in the chemical sciences, we cover core disciplines, related fields and emerging topics, working with leading researchers around the world to publish quality articles that support innovation.

A token buys access to a choice of thousands of articles. All feature cutting-edge research from leading minds around the globe – and come with the assurance that the work has been rigorously reviewed to a consistently high standard.

How much does it cost?

One token is around £42.50 ($64.60), but prices are always tailored to your unique circumstances. If you are unsure how many tokens to get, our team will advise based on your company’s specific requirements.

They can also create customised token bundles, for example if you wanted to link tokens to a specific set of journals.

Save 10% when you buy 50 tokens. You can also find discounts for larger batches. Contact your local sales representative for details.

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FAQs

Purchase article download credits and let your users self-select journal articles from our entire portfolio. Each article downloaded will cost you 1 credit.

As many as you require. Credits can be bought in small quantities online, or in multiples of 25 through our sales team (1 credit = 1 article download). The more downloads you buy, the cheaper the cost per download.

You have 24 months from the date your account is first activated to use the article download credits.

You can buy more article download credits at any time. This can be before your current credits are used up.

Yes, each and every download of an article will cost 1 credit whether or not the article has previously been downloaded. You may of course store the article locally under the terms of the RSC Select licence agreement.

Yes, we can set up controlled access (that is, username / password needed to download an article) on request.

Downloaded articles are available as PDFs only.

VAT will be applied where appropriate.

Currently, RSC Select applies to journal articles only.

RSC Select is not available to academic institutions. If you are an SME you can benefit from up to 75% discount on RSC Select purchases by joining our EnterprisePlus programme, designed to help your business develop and grow.

We are currently not able to provide reports on what has been downloaded.

Please contact our technical support team.

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Contact our EMEI team

Customer Services and Sales, Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, UK, CB4 0WF

T: +44 (0)1223 432360

Contact our Americas team

Royal Society of Chemistry, University City Science Center, 3675 Market Street, Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA USA 19104

T: +1 215 253 7986

Contact our Asia Pacific team

Unit 2229, Level 22, Shui On Plaza, 333 Huaihai Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200021, China

Tel: +86 21 6135 7188