SciELO is a remarkable example of scientific network for increasing national and international accessibility of the Ibero American academic online production: full-text articles, databases and archives of grey literature and statistics are provided.
SciELO is a model for cooperative electronic publishing in developing countries. It is a product of a partnership among the State of São Paulo Science Foundation and national and international institutions related to scientific communication and editors
SciELO contents include several structured categories: online publication of complete editions of scientific journals in pdf format, searchable bibliographical and full-text databases, electronic archives and statistical indicators
With ten SciELO-related websites in different countries, this is an extremely rich network of online databases allowing easy access to the Ibero American scientific literature
Journals cover any area of academic interest - Social and Political Sciences are represented as well
New journals issues are frequently indexed and made available online right after their actual publication