HINARI : Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative

What is HINARI?

The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) provides free or very low cost online access to the major journals in biomedical and related social sciences to local, not-for-profit institutions in developing countries.

HINARI was launched in January 2002, with some 1500 journals from 6 major publishers: Blackwell, Elsevier Science, the Harcourt Worldwide STM Group, Wolters Kluwer International Health & Science, Springer Verlag and John Wiley, following the principles in a Statement of Intent signed in July 2001. Twenty-two additional publishers joined in May 2002, bringing the total number of journals to over 2000. Since that time, the numbers of participating publishers and of journals and other full-text resources has grown continuously. Today more than 70 publishers are offering their content in HINARI and others will soon be joining the program. An evaluation is in progress which will determine the long term future of HINARI.

Who administers HINARI?

HINARI is coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) on behalf of its public and private partners.

Local, not-for-profit institutions in two groups of countries may register for access to the journals through HINARI. The country lists are based on GNP per capita (World Bank figures, 2001). Institutions in countries with GNP per capita below $1000 USD (United States Dollars) are eligible for free access. Institutions in countries with GNP per capita between $1000-$3000 USD pay a fee of $1000 USD per year / institution.

Eligible categories of institutions are: national universities, research institutes, professional schools (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, dentistry), teaching hospitals, government offices and national medical libraries. All staff members and students are entitled to access to the journals.

For further details and lists of the eligible countries, please click here.

How do I register?

To register your institution, you will need to complete the on-line HINARI registration form. Only one registration is required per institution.

HINARI Training Materials

HINARI has developed training materials in the form of PowerPoint presentations covering the following topics:

Internet Concepts
Navigating the HINARI web interface
Publisher Resources
Using PubMed – Parts 1-5
Managing References

To view these materials, go to the HINARI Training page.

Frequently asked questions about HINARI

If you have additional questions about the HINARI program, please visit the HINARI FAQ page.