Secure Access

Different pathways for reviewers, institutions, and students.

Professional access is named, tokenized, and time-limited. Student access requires an account, a valid institution or course code, and administrative approval.

Professional reviewers

Request a protected review copy.

Journalists, editors, academics, librarians, clinicians, and qualified professional reviewers may request access for a defined evaluation.

  • State your name, role, and organization
  • Explain the intended review or evaluation
  • Include a professional or institutional email when available
  • Identify any relevant deadline
Prepare request

Universities & institutions

Request the academic package.

Faculty, librarians, department leaders, and authorized staff may request the review copy together with bibliographic, author, and optional curriculum materials.

  • Identify the institution and department
  • State your academic or professional role
  • Describe the proposed review context
  • Choose Read or request Read + Download access
Prepare academic request

Students

Use approved course access.

Students require a code supplied by their instructor or institution. A valid code permits an application but does not automatically approve the account.

  • Create an account using your email
  • Enter the supplied institution or course code
  • Wait for administrative approval
  • Sign in to the private reading library
Student sign in

Access safeguards

No public review-copy file URLs.

Private storage

Protected files remain in a private R2 bucket and are streamed through authenticated routes.

Limited permissions

Invitations may allow in-browser reading only or both reading and downloading.

Expiry and revocation

Links expire automatically, may be revoked early, and generate a security access record.