It’s quite challenging to write a research paper even if you are good at writing.

With the advent of digital libraries, it became very easy for everyone to read and write academic research and have access to a variety of research papers that are published in an enormous number of publications.

Here are some of the best-known websites that provide access to a variety of academic research:

1. Elsevier

If you are into extensive research, Elsevier is the website to look out for, because it is one of the best online research journals, with its competitive features like an effective full-text search option and database. It is quite interesting because of its thorough peer reviews and multiple topics.

2. Academia.edu

One of the most trusted websites for research papers in all areas of study is Academia.edu. It is considered one of the most popular websites for publishing papers for free, and also has a feature that includes the capability of a user to monitor his published articles and a compatible validation mechanism. 

3. doaj.org

Is an online directory that provides access to high-quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals, and papers that are all freely available. It helps the users to search within multiple areas of scientific topics in its database. 

4. CORE.ac.uk

CORE or COnnecting REpositories is a British origin website for more than half a million open source contents. You can access the data for free and it will surely be quite relevant for your academic and research paper publishing and accessing requirements.

5. ScienceOpen

ScienceOpen is freely accessible for publishers, institutes, and researchers. It offers hosting and promotional services within the platform and provides full end-to-end open access publishing solutions. You can easily publish, and share write-ups and information along with reviewing papers.

6. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

ERIC is an online digital library of education research and information that is free for public use, and it provides access to millions of records that make it a leader in the academic and research community.

7. Microsoft Academic

Microsoft Academic previously known as Microsoft Academic Search is a very powerful tool for searching and researching topics. It consists of some interesting features like information reading and it uses new technologies like machine learning and knowledge discovery for the searching capability that redefines the way you have been doing an academic search.