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Aklatang Bayan Online
An open-access repository of books and research papers written in the Filipino language by the UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino.
Archīum Ateneo
Ateneo de Manila University's institutional repository.
arXiv
Open-access archive for physics, math, and computer science.
ASEAN Journal of Engineering Education (AJEE)
A journal of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)focusing on engineering education in ASEAN, covering topics like AI readiness, digital transformation, and modern teaching technologies.
Asia-Pacific Social Science Review
A leading social science journal from De La Salle University (DLSU).
BAHÁNDÌAN
Central Philippine University's digital repository.
BASE
One of the most voluminous search engines for academic web resources.
BISIG (PUP)
PUP Journal of Business and Government.
Cambridge University Press (Open Access)
A prestigious collection of over 400 open-access journals and 600+ books from Cambridge University Press across various disciplines.
Canvas.ph Art and Stories
Stories and art for Filipino children from Canvas.ph.
Civil Engineering Dimension (CED)
A Scopus-indexed journal from Indonesia focusing on civil engineering, structural design, and machine learning applications.
CORE
The world's largest aggregator of open access research papers.
Dalumat (Multicultural Filipino Journal)
A multidisciplinary e-journal from De La Salle University (DLSU) featuring research on Filipino language, culture, and society.
DOAB
A directory of peer-reviewed open access books from academic publishers.
DOAJ
Free peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly articles.
eBooks for Students
Free ebooks for students across a wide range of subjects.
Filipinas Heritage Library
Ayala Foundation's digital collection on Philippine history and culture.
Free Children's Stories
Free stories for children — short reads available online.
Google Scholar
Broad search for scholarly literature.
Hasaan (UST Filipino Journal)
An interdisciplinary refereed journal in Filipino from UST focusing on the Filipino language as a field of knowledge.
HathiTrust Digital Library
A digital library of millions of digitized books from research institutions.
HERDIN Plus
The primary database for health and medical research in the Philippines, managed by DOST-PCHRD.
Journal for Medicine, UST (JMUST)
The official open-access medical journal of UST for clinical studies, health research, and medical education.
Malay (DLSU Filipino Journal)
An internationally refereed and open-access journal on Filipino Studies focusing on language, culture, and media.
Mountain Journal of Science (MJSIR)
Open-access journal by Benguet State University covering agriculture, forestry, and indigenous knowledge.
National Academies Press
Free PDFs of over 10,000 publications in science, engineering, and medicine.
Open Library
Free and borrowable digital books from the Internet Archive.
Open Textbook Library
A collection of faculty-reviewed textbooks for various courses.
OpenStax
Free peer-reviewed college textbooks from Rice University.
Phil. Journal of Health Research (PJHRD)
A premier journal for health research, disaster resilience, and public health policy in the Philippines by UP Manila.
Philippine E-Journals
A collection of academic journals from various universities and organizations in the Philippines.
Philippine eLib
A collaborative project providing access to digitized Filipiniana materials and union catalogs.
Philippine Journal of Science
The oldest scientific journal in the country, published by DOST.
Philippine Social Science Journal
Philippine Social Science Journal for researchers.
Planet eBook
Free classic literature in PDF format for readers.
Plaridel Journal
Philippine journal of communication, media, and society.
PLOS
Open access science journals.
Project Gutenberg
Over 70,000 free classic books in the public domain.
Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP)
A massive collection of open access journals across fields like Computer Science, Medicine, and Social Sciences.
Standard Ebooks
Beautifully formatted free ebooks — polished public domain classics.
Taylor & Francis
Collection of open access research.
TechnoAklatan
National Library of the Philippines digital collection.
Tuklas
The UP System libraries' discovery service.
U.P. Los Baños Journal
A multi-disciplinary journal from UP Los Baños featuring research in agriculture, education, and social sciences.