Individual Access

Anyone can search and browse the site, view tables of contents and abstracts, and view citations. All users, regardless of subscription, can access open-access titles as well as any content in our subscribed collection that has been designated by the publisher as open access.

Subscriptions to BioOne Complete are available to institutions and corporations. As an individual user, you have access to BioOne Complete if you are:

1. a student, researcher, or employee of a subscribing institution
2. affiliated with an institution receiving access through Research 4 Life
3. a member of a scientific society that participates in our Member Access Program

Sign in to your account and click on the arrow next to your name in the black bar at the top of the screen. Select Access and Downloads from the drop-down menu.

This will take you to the Access and Downloads page in your account. Your previously downloaded content will appear under Pay-Per-View Purchases.

(Please note that this information only appears if you have purchased an article.)

Please make sure you are signed in to your account. Click the arrow next to your name in the black bar at the top of the screen, then select Access & Downloads. 

This will take you the Access and Downloads page in your account. Your purchased articles should be under Pay-Per-View Purchases. 

If you see no downloads in your account, please try signing out and then back in to your account. If you try this and still do not find your purchased articles, please contact helpdesk@BioOne.org.

Please make sure you are signed in to your account. Next, confirm that you have an active subscription by clicking on the arrow next to your name in the black bar at the top of the screen, then selecting Access & Downloads. 

If you see an active subscription, please check the listed expiration date. If you are working from an off-campus/off-site location, you may need to affiliate or re-affiliate your account with your institution's subscription.

If your subscription is current but you are unable to successfully download a PDF, please contact helpdesk@BioOne.org.

If you do not see an active subscription but think you should, please sign out and sign back into your account. If this does not work, please contact helpdesk@BioOne.org.