SciELO
The open-access library of Latin American, Caribbean, and allied science — free, full-text, multilingual.
At a Glance
- Publisher
- SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), coordinated with FAPESP and BIREME
- Coverage
1.5M+ full-text articles from 1,500+ quality-controlled journals across 15+ countries, in Portuguese, Spanish, and English (verify current counts).
- Access
Free and open; full text and open API.
- Free alternative
- It is free; Redalyc and DOAJ overlap.
- Regional
Latin America, the Caribbean, plus Spain, Portugal, and South Africa; strong regional science.
Our Take
SciELO is a landmark of open-access publishing from the Global South — a free, full-text, quality-controlled library of journals from Latin America and allied countries, indexing research that the Anglophone databases cover thinly or not at all. For anyone working on the region, or seeking Portuguese- and Spanish-language scholarship, it is essential and refreshingly open. The trade-offs are scope and visibility: it is regionally focused and its journals are underrepresented in the big citation metrics, which undersells their reach. Use it as your window into Ibero-American and allied research; pair with Redalyc for even broader regional coverage.
Power Tips
- Search here for Latin American and Iberian research the Anglophone indexes miss, in three languages.
- Use the open full text directly — no paywall, no institutional login.
- Pair with Redalyc and DOAJ to widen regional open-access coverage.
Alternatives & Complements
Redalyc, DOAJ, Latindex, Google Scholar
Figures last verified: June 15, 2026