EndNote Click vs. Unpaywall
Compare and discover for yourself the key differences of EndNote Click and Unpaywall
EndNote Click powered by Web of Science |
Unpaywall |
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| Access | Supported browsers | Chrome, Firefox and Opera | Chrome, Firefox |
| Supported content | Both subscription and open access journal articles. EndNote Click prioritizes publisher version of record PDFs, falling back on OA alternatives when no subscriptions are available. Partial support for book chapters. | Open Access only | |
| Supported platforms | Integrates with over 20,000 academic websites. One click article access for PubMed search results. | Thousands of institutional repositories, preprint servers, publishers, and websites like PubMed Central | |
| Is it free? | Yes, for individual researchers (EndNote Click Premium upgrade based on referral) - read more | Yes | |
| One-click PDF access | Yes | Yes | |
| Convenience | Off-campus subscription access | Yes, integrates with existing institutional infrastructure. In most cases already configured, but universities can supply. | No, open access content only |
| Open Access articles | Yes, uses Unpaywall API and additional processes to access OA content | Yes, Over 50,000 unique online content hosting locations, including Gold OA journals, Hybrid journals, institutional repositories, and disciplinary repositories - read more | |
| PDF storage | Yes, PDF cloud storage in EndNote Click Locker | N/A | |
| Search paper history | Yes, PDFs accessed stored in the EndNote Click Locker | No | |
| Reference management tool integration | Yes, integrates with EndNote, Mendeley and Zotero - read more | No | |
| Dropbox sync | Yes, when you upgrade to EndNote Click Premium | No | |
| E-book support | Partial, for publisher platforms where book chapters are hosted in same way as journal articles | No | |
| Paper sharing | Yes, EndNote Click supports easy sharing within research collaboration groups (as per STM Voluntary principles) - read more | No | |
| Paper citations | Yes, copy a formatted citation in different styles including MLA and APA | No | |
| Curated citation metrics | Yes, Web of Science Core Collection citation counts | No | |
| Assisted authentication | Yes, credentials optionally encrypted and cached in user's local browser - read more | N/A, only serves OA content | |
| Predatory journal detection | Use WOSCC citations to gauge quality of journal | No | |
| Library features | Library setup | No, works with most libraries by default. Libraries can amend as necessary at any time. | No |
| ILL/DDS support | Yes, via link resolver where available | No | |
| Customized Library branding | Yes | No | |
| Customized Library communication | Yes, via EndNote Click Locker | No | |
| Supported aggregators | Yes, via link resolver where available (including EBSCO, Proquest and JSTOR) | N/A | |
| EZproxy | Yes | N/A | |
| Supported authentication methods | Shibboleth, EZProxy, OpenAthens | N/A | |
| Two-factor authentication support | Yes, multi-factor authentication support for Duo and Okta | N/A | |
| Analytics for libraries | Yes, COUNTER compliant | No |
For a more detailed comparison from a librarian perspective please read Aaron Tay's blog post
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Disclaimer
The goal of this comparison is to enable both researchers and librarians to make an informed decision on the best tool to access full-text PDFs of journal articles and save time in doing so. We'd like to keep this comparison objective and are open for feedback and updates where applicable, please reach out to us at https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote and we will make sure it's updated as soon as possible.
Latest Update: November 2019