Deepdyve

DeepDyve is a AI powered commercial platform offering flexible access to a large collection of scholarly articles and research papers. It acts as a literature-management and article-access service, combining search, reading, organisation, and team-collaboration features. 

Who it serves & how
The service is designed for individual researchers, small teams and organisations that may not have large institutional journal subscriptions. It offers a way to discover, read and manage academic literature without the cost or commitment of large library deals. Users can access full-text articles via browser streaming (rather than full download in some cases) and organise their reading, folders and references. 

Key features & value

• A searchable database of over 150 million article citations and a substantial subset of full-text articles available for reading. 
• A “LitStream” collection allowing streaming of full-text from many journals, and an “Open Access” collection of freely available papers. 
• Organisation tools: users can store and annotate PDFs, organise them into folders, share them (for team accounts), and export citations. 
• A browser plugin that integrates with scholarly search results (e.g., PubMed or Google Scholar) to indicate availability in DeepDyve and streamline access. 

Considerations

• Although the service offers broad access, not all journals are included, some major publishers may not be part of the system. 
• Full download/print rights may be limited under certain access plans, many articles are available for reading but with restrictions on downloads. 
• As with any commercial service, cost vs benefit needs review—particularly for labs with existing institutional subscriptions or large literature-access needs.