Frequently Asked Questions about Institutional Subscriptions

1. My institution has a subscription to AACR Journal(s), and access to the AACR Journal(s)Online, but I'm not able to see the full text of articles. I'm prompted for a username and password. Why is this happening?

   When this happens, the IP address for your machine is not being recognized by our computer. This failure is caused by one of 3 things:

   1. Your librarian has not yet activated your subscription.
      
      
   2. The person who activated the online subscription did not enter in all of the necessary IP addresses for your institutional library.
      
      
   3. You are trying to access the journals from an unauthorized computer outside of the library. This requires an institution-wide site license.

   What should I do?

   1. Send us Feedback so we can begin to diagnose the problem.
      
      
   2. Talk to your librarian, and let them know you are having trouble.
      
      
      
2. My library subscribes to the print versions of AACR journal(s), and I can't get access to them online. Why?

   Your institution has not yet activated its institutional subscription to AACR Journals Online. All subscribers to the print version of an AACR journal also receive access to the online version of that journal at their institutional library. Notify your library that you would like access to this AACR journal, and encourage your librarian to activate the online subscription.

3. Who from my institution can access AACR Journals Online?

   The subscription fee allows for Internet Access at the site of your institutional library only. Any user connecting from an authorized computer in the library will be allowed access to AACR Journals online.

4. What is an Institution?

   Institutions with a print subscription are authorized to have access to the online journals at one site at their institution. This "site" is most commonly the library or one research building where scientists go to access information. This site does NOT include any other buildings, offices, the network or remote sites of the institution. In order to have network, remote or institution-wide access, the institution must purchase a site license prior to activating their online subscription.

5. How will this work?

   When someone attempts to use AACR Journals Online, our server checks to see if the requesting computer is within the list of internet IP addresses provided by the subscribing institution's library. If it is, the reader will be able to use all those services enabled for institutional readers. For institutional subscribers, there are no usernames or passwords to remember, and there is currently no limit on the number of readers from your institution who may access AACR Journals Online simultaneously, as long as they do so from within the library site.

   If readers want to access AACR Journals Online from computers that are not at the site of your institutional library (e.g., from their office, dorm room, or through dial up service from a remote location) they can do so only through an individual AACR Member or Non-Member Individual subscription, or if the Institution purchases a site license.

6. What subscription packages are available? Member Subscribers have access to:

Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, document delivery, PDFs, links to Medline and GenBank, future tables of contents, and the advantage of having password access to AACR Journals Online from any computer connected to the Internet.
Ordering Procedure   ::   Cost   ::   AACR Membership

Individual Non-Member Subscribers have access to:

Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, document delivery, PDFs, links to Medline and GenBank, future tables of contents, and the advantage of having password access to AACR Journals Online from any computer connected to the Internet.
Ordering Procedure   ::   Cost   ::   AACR Membership

Institutional Subscribers have access to:

Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, PDFs, links to Medline and GenBank, future tables of contents, and document delivery. Access is limited to computers within your Institutional library.
Ordering Procedure   ::   Cost

7. How can I tell if my institution has subscribed to one or more AACR Journal(s)?

   If your institutional library has a subscription, you'll automatically have access to the tables of contents, abstracts, full-text searching, full text display, PDFs, Medline and GenBank links, and future tables of contents. You'll also see a button at the top of the page confirming you're signed in as part of an institution.

   If your institution has not subscribed, or if you wish to take advantage of the additional services available to member subscribers, you can choose to access AACR Journals Online with a member subscription.

8. Can my institution subscribe only to the electronic version?

   No, at the present time, the electronic version is provided to subscribers of the print version of the journals as an added benefit.

9. Will we still be able to get the print version? And for how long?

   Yes, institutions and individuals will be able to receive the print version for the foreseeable future. At some time, the Society might decide to allow separate subscriptions for the electronic and print versions.

10. If our subscription to an AACR Journal expires and at some later date we reinstate our subscription, will we have access to all years of the electronic version?

    Yes, when you buy a subscription to an AACR journal, you have access to all years of the database.

11. How can I access AACR Journals Online if I am not an AACR member and I don't have access through an institutional subscription?

    You may purchase an Individual Non-Member subscription, or you may wish to apply for AACR membership. In addition, you will be able to obtain temporary access to selected article(s) through pay-per-view. Without a subscription you have access to the Table of Contents, abstracts, and full text searching (but not full text viewing) at no cost and without having to register.