Changes regarding databases, journals and standards from January 2026

From 2026, there will be some changes to the University's information resources and publishing agreements.

SIS abonnemang

The University will now have access to all Swedish standards through SIS abonnemang.

Oxford Journals

The University has entered into another open access agreement, this time with Oxford Journals. The agreement gives researchers affiliated with the University of Skövde the right to publish open access in most of the publisher's journals. The agreement also provides access to reading journals published by Oxford, most journals from year 1996.

PsycInfo and PsycArticles

The databases PsycInfo and PsycArticles will change provider from Ovid to ProQuest. This means a changed interface. Training sessions about the new interface will be offered to students and staff in January 2026. More information about the training opportunities.

Individual journals

A few journals are being cancelled due to low usage and other subscriptions are being started.

MDPI

The research funding agencies, Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council), Forte, Formas and Vinnova, have decided to pay for open access publishing in MDPI's journals for researchers affiliated with BIBSAM (which includes University of Skövde).

Database list

The database list contains links to all databases, journals and standards. Use the search function or find what you are looking for directly in the list.