Full-Text Article Access

Article Galaxy Scholar provides UNL faculty, students, and staff the ability to request rapid delivery of articles from Springer journals. This service is available 24/7. Information about UNL Libraries decision to go out of contract with Springer is available in Nebraska Today and information about collection decisions is available on our Resources & Collections Updates Guide.

Article Galaxy Scholar (AGS) will attempt to get you access to an article in three different ways.

• PDF copy of the article
  • If AGS has access to the article's journal, then you will receive a PDF copy of the article to download and receive it via email.
• An open-access version of the article
  • If AGS detects that an open-access version of the article is available, you will be directed to where that is available. If the open-access copy of the article is not the version you want, AGS can still send you a PDF copy of the version of record.
• An interlibrary loan request

  • If AGS does not have access to the article's journal, and if there are no open-access options available, then you will directed to UNL Libraries interlibrary loan Article Request form, with some fields already populated by data from AGS.

There is no limit on the number of requests for articles when using the "Get this PDF" link.

"Get this PDF" appears as a link when searching for articles in which the library does not have full text, much like requesting articles from Interlibrary Loan.  

When you click on the "Get this PDF" link, you will be asked to log in with your UNL ID and password. If the article is available through Article Galaxy Scholar you will see and be able to select "Request PDF", otherwise you will be directed to a pre-populated Interlibrary Loan form for regular interlibrary loan processing.

• Article Galaxy Scholar sends the article to your browser within one minute for you to view without having to go to your email to initially access the article.  The article will also be sent to your UNL email address.  Articles originally published in HTML will take longer.
• Check your UNL email for a message from "Reprints Desk".  This email contains a link to download your article.
• Once you are emailed your article link, you will only be able to download the article from this link five times.  We recommend saving the article to your computer or mobile device as soon as you get the article.   
• Articles are available using the provided link for 30 days to download the article. 
• If you don't receive your article in a timely manner, check your SPAM filter and add "reprintsdesk.com" to your list of permitted senders

Watch this short (1:18) video on how to request an article PDF with Article Galaxy Scholar

Question: What is Article Galaxy Scholar?  
Answer: Article Galaxy Scholar provides UNL faculty, students, and staff the ability to request rapid delivery of Springer articles published in 2025. 

Question: My article is missing supplemental material. How can I get it?  
Answer: If you get an article that's missing supplemental material, please contact customersupport@reprintsdesk.com, with your order number and they will send it to you. 

Question: How many articles can I get from Article Galaxy Scholar?  
Answer: There are no limits at this time. 

Question: When can I expect my journal article? 
Answer: Articles will be delivered in real time via download and email, often in less than a minute. 

Question: How long do I have access to my AGS article? 
Answer: Once you are emailed your article link, you will have 30 days to download the content. You may only download the article 5 times from the link, so please make sure to save the article to your personal device to ensure future use. Please contact customersupport@reprintsdesk.com, with your order number. 

Question: I clicked my link and the article won't open. It says I can only download it 5 times, but I never got it.  
Answer: It's possible that if you are running the Zotero reference management software while trying to open the article your Zotero settings conflicted with the download. Turn off Zotero before clicking the link for the article to open. If you have exceeded your download limit, but didn’t receive the article contact customersupport@reprintsdesk.com, with your order number.