BUDAPEST, Hungary, August 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

National access to Elsevier's Backfile Collection on ScienceDirect to strengthen Hungary's global position in research ranking

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, announced it has signed a license agreement with the Hungarian National Consortium for access to Elsevier's entire Backfile Collection for all Hungarian academic and research institutions.

The Backfile Collection on ScienceDirect provides access to journals back to the start of their publication. Access to this collection comes in addition to existing access to Elsevier's broadest journal offering, the Freedom Collection. As a result, all Hungarian researchers now have access to the entire range of articles available on ScienceDirect. Expanding access to scientific information fits the Hungarian National Consortium's strategic goal to improve the global research ranking position of Hungarian research, researchers and institutions.

Professor István Klinghammer, Minister of State for Higher Education at the Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources, said, "We are very happy to be the first country in Central Eastern Europe to have access to the entire range of Elsevier journals which closes the knowledge gap and promises to strengthen the global competitiveness of Hungarian research."

"Broad access to scientific publications has a positive impact on research output," said Endre Béky, Regional Director for Central Eastern Europe at Elsevier. "Scientists who read more scholarly articles tend to publish more, which enhances their international visibility, increases their opportunities for international collaboration and expands the probability of acquiring the necessary research funds."

About the Hungarian National Consortium (EISZ)

The Electronic Information Services (EISZ) is a national program designed to purchase and make available essential electronic information resources via national licensing for higher education and scientific research. As a part of higher education development program, greatly increases the competitiveness of Hungarian higher education institutions and research centers and facilitates the access to information, expanding democracy as well. The professional database service of the EISZ Fund as an integral part of the research infrastructure includes current journals, journal articles, scientific publications and bibliographic information of essential research databases.

About ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect is a premier full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and 11,000 books. The platform offers search and retrieval functionalities that enable users to work effectively in the knowledge discovery process. ScienceDirect aims to revolutionize the traditional format of the academic paper; interactive elements, enhanced online-readability, alerting services, and linking options to external datasets help researchers to build insights at the article level. ScienceDirect now has more than 15 million users; its wide reach makes it an ideal place for scientists to publish and disseminate their research findings.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, Reaxys, ClinicalKey and Mosby's Suite, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, helping research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world leading provider of professional information solutions. The group employs more than 30,000 people, including more than 15,000 in North America. Reed Elsevier Group plc is owned equally by two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. Their shares are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RUK and ENL.

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SOURCE Elsevier