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STAR - Special Terms for Authors & Researchers
What is STAR?
STAR gives one month's free access to well over 1,000 Taylor & Francis journals to help make scholarly research more accessible in those regions of the world where the cost of subscription may be prohibitive. STAR covers the full range of cutting edge, highly-ranked research in every subject area we publish - from Anthropology to Zoology and from Area Studies to Physics - from Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Biological & Physical Sciences.
What is the purpose of STAR?
Taylor & Francis hope that the access given to research in such an extensive range of subjects for developing countries will strengthen the quality of research coming from those regions and allow authors to submit articles with increased confidence. STAR aims to:
- Encourage informed debate in the worldwide academic community;
- Enable researchers to enrich findings and to update references;
- Contribute towards higher levels of article acceptance.
How does STAR work?
STAR is available to researchers in Africa, in South Asia and many parts of South East Asia. STAR uses an innovative voucher system. Once the voucher has been downloaded it can be activated whenever the researcher chooses, so it fits in with the researcher's requirements giving them a month's free access when they need it.
Download:
View the list of eligible countries. 
Request your free access from the STAR initiative here.
Seven day access for authors
Trying to find that vital piece of research just when you need it can be frustrating.
Now Taylor & Francis can help. We can give you complimentary access to cutting-edge research from our world-leading journals for 7 days - no strings attached.
How to claim
To claim your free access simply complete the form!
Give us an idea of the article you're writing and we'll send you a voucher that entitles you to free access to all of the journals within that subject area for 7 days. It's as simple as that. Most importantly, you can use the voucher when you need it most – today, tomorrow or in 3 months – it's up to you.
