How to get remote access to Elsevier databases (ScienceDirect, Scopus)

If your university is on the list, you can start directly from home using the Remote access button.

The correct and fastest step-by-step process from home looks like this:

1. Open the website sciencedirect.com
2. Scroll to the very bottom of the page and click the Remote access link.
3. Enter your institutional (university) email address and click Continue.
4. Select your university from the list that appears.
5. The system will send an email with a special activation link to this email address.
6. Log into your university email, open the message from Elsevier, and click the link.
7. At this stage, the website will give you a choice:
   • If the new user does not have a ScienceDirect account with this email yet, the site will prompt them to register (create a password).
   • If the account already exists, they will simply need to enter their password.

As soon as you complete this step, the remote access will be activated, and the system will automatically log you in under the university’s institutional access.