Access to law and social sciences

Overview of the Research4Life content portal

The Research4Life content portal offers convenient search functionalities to find academic and professional resources in all subject areas.

19 September 2025

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The Research4Life content portal provides access to up 203,000 leading journals and books in the fields of health, agriculture, environment, social sciences and legal information from up to 200 scientific and academic publishers.

Main features

The Research4Life user interface has a modern look and feel and intuitive navigation. It features a Summon integration, and allows for browsing content with improved searching and filtering – giving users a simpler way to find titles and resources. Users can create their own account and save searches, bookmark favourite content, view their search history and create search alerts. It is optimized for mobile devices and is responsive to different sized screens.

A simple introductory video in English, French, and Spanish will help new users to get started with the portal.