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Help: Online Purchasing

How do I purchase an article or book chapter online?

Single articles or ebook chapters can only be purchased using our online checkout. A payment by Credit Card will be required.
Articles purchased online will give you access to your purchased article or book chapter for 3 days.

When purchasing, you will receive two confirmation emails:

  • One email confirming payment which acts as a receipt, and confirmation of the amount deducted from your card.
  • Another email containing a direct link to the abstract of your purchased content. This abstract will show a link to either one or both HTML and PDF versions of the article/ebook chapter.
You must be logged into informaworldTM and click on the HTML or PDF link to view your purchase.
If you are denied access, you may have been timed out of your informaworldTM session, and should sign-out and then sign-in from the homepage before clicking the link again. Please note that 3 days begins at the time of purchase (and not when you first access the content).

For full details of the payment process please see the checkout help page.

I have received a link for the article that I have paid for, but this page only shows the abstract of the article.

The link you have received points to the abstract of the article or chapter that you have purchased. Click on the link that says ‘View Article (HTML)’, ‘View Article (PDF)’ or ‘View Article Section-at-a-time (HTML)’ to see the full text of the article you have purchased.
We link to the abstract page to give the user the choice of opening the article or chapter in PDF or HTML (if available).

How do I purchase a subscription online?

You can purchase journal subscriptions online. eBook and Encyclopedia subscriptions must be purchased offline. For more information on purchasing options for all publications please search for the publication you require, and select the subscribe tab.

For journals, the subscription options will be shown to you, with currency and tax applied as appropriate. Select Buy Now to go directly to checkout. Select Add to Cart to continue to make selections before paying.

For more information on purchasing journal subscriptions offline, please read the journal subscriptions help page.

I only see prices in GBP, USD or EUR. Can I purchase in another currency?

You can only make online purchases in GBP (Pounds Sterling), USD (US Dollars) or EUR (Euros). You can purchase some subscriptions offline in other currencies. For more information on how to purchase in other currencies please read the journal subscriptions help page.

I am VAT registered. Do I have to pay VAT on articles?

You can pay the VAT at the point of purchase and claim it back. Please contact us for a VAT receipt. To avoid paying VAT in future please contact us with your VAT number and informaworld account details. Please ensure that you always use this account for purchasing otherwise we may charge you VAT.

Access problems?

For questions regarding access problems please see online access help.

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