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There are tons of resources for students to find articles online,
and Google Scholar is a top pick. Here's how to use it.
BY OMEGA FUMBA PUBLISHED JUL 10, 2021

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Are you working on a research project or simply looking for

credible information? Google Scholar can help you find free
and credible research articles.
Instead of searching for scholarly articles in a standard
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Google search, you can use a simpler method to find
articles. Google Scholar is a division of Google that focuses
on scholarly literature, that way you can easily find articles
that you need for your research.

Find Free Articles on Google Scholar

You might enjoy reading insanely weird articles on

Wikipedia. However, maybe it's time that you read
information from the academics that the world has to offer.

It can be frustrating searching the internet for articles,

without finding anything that doesn't require payment.
Google Scholar offers a wide variety of research
articles, many of which are available for free.
Here's how to find free articles on Google Scholar:
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Head to Google Scholar.

Type out a keyword search in the search bar.
When the results are displayed, only check for articles with
a PDF text link.

Click on the link for your desired article.

Check if the article has a free downloadable link, or if you
can read it for free online.
Once you have found a free article, save the PDF document
onto your device or read it online.

Typically, free articles on Google Scholar have a visible PDF

text link next to the article title. If you are unlucky, the link
will lead you to the publisher's website, where you would
have to purchase the article.

However, when the article is free, you can save the

document or read it online.

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Google Scholar opening page Google Scholar results page for free
articles.
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Online scholarly article screenshot.

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Finding Recently Published Articles

Google Scholar allows you to filter your search to a specific

time frame. This way, you can find articles that were
recently published, or that were published over 5 to 10 years
ago.

To find an article according to the year it was published,

click Since Year on Google Scholar's left sidebar. This
allows you to find article papers that were published from
the specified year. You can also choose whether you want
the results page on Google Chrome to sort articles by date
or relevance.
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Click Sort by date to show just the new additions. If you are
not too concerned about when the articles were published,
you may click on Any time, which you will find in the left
sidebar.

If you are looking for a less academic platform to gather

information, you can use LinkedIn as a research
tool instead.

Improve Your Research Skills

Knowing how to research effectively is not an easy skill to

have. Luckily, the internet makes life easier in so many
ways. One of those ways is helping you research better.
If you are a research student, you might want to find out
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how to make the most of your search browser. That way
you can get the best results from your research.

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Omega Fumba
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Omega is an avid internet user and loves using her writing skills to interpret the
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