Science Direct

1. What is ScienceDirect?

A) A scientific journal

B) A medical database

C) A website providing access to scientific and medical publications

D) A book publisher

Answer:

C) A website providing access to scientific and medical publications

Explanation:

ScienceDirect is a website that provides access to a large bibliographic database of scientific and medical

publications.

2. How many pieces of content does ScienceDirect host?

A) Over 1 million

B) Over 10 million

C) Over 18 million

D) Over 30 million

Answer:

C) Over 18 million

Explanation:

ScienceDirect hosts over 18 million pieces of content from more than 4,000 academic journals and 30,000 e-

books.

3. Who is the publisher of ScienceDirect?

A) Wiley

B) Springer Nature

C) Elsevier

D) Taylor & Francis

Answer:

C) Elsevier

Explanation:

ScienceDirect is operated by Elsevier, a Dutch publisher.

4. When was ScienceDirect launched?

A) March 1987

B) March 1997

C) March 2007

D) March 2017

Answer:

B) March 1997

Explanation:

ScienceDirect was launched in March 1997.

5. What type of access is required for full-text content on ScienceDirect?

A) Subscription

B) Open access

C) Free access

D) Pay-per-view

Answer:

A) Subscription

Explanation:

Access to the full-text content on ScienceDirect requires a subscription, while the bibliographic metadata is free

to read.

6. How are the journals grouped on ScienceDirect?

A) By impact factor

B) By publication date

C) By main sections such as Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities

D) By geographic region

Answer:

C) By main sections such as Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social

Sciences and Humanities

Explanation:

The journals on ScienceDirect are grouped into four main sections: Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life

Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. What type of access is required to read article abstracts on ScienceDirect?

A) Subscription

B) Open access

C) Pay-per-view purchase

D) Free access

Answer:

D) Free access

Explanation:

Article abstracts are freely available on ScienceDirect.

8. How can users access the full texts of articles on ScienceDirect?

A) By subscription only

B) By pay-per-view purchase only

C) By subscription or pay-per-view purchase

D) By free access

Answer:

C) By subscription or pay-per-view purchase

Explanation:

Access to the full texts of articles on ScienceDirect generally requires a subscription or pay-per-view purchase.

9. How are subscriptions usually acquired for ScienceDirect's overall offering?

A) Through individual journal subscriptions

B) Through a big deal

C) Through open access

D) Through pay-per-view purchases

Answer:

B) Through a big deal

Explanation:

Subscriptions to the overall offering hosted on ScienceDirect are usually acquired through a so-called big deal.

10. What are some competitors of ScienceDirect in the scholarly communication content space?

A) YouTube

B) Facebook

C) ResearchGate and arXiv

D) Netflix

Answer:

C) ResearchGate and arXiv

Explanation:

ScienceDirect competes with other large aggregators and hosts of scholarly communication content such as

academic social network ResearchGate and open access repository arXiv.