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ACS Mobile

By American Chemical Society

Apple App Store: 3.5 stars

Google Play Store: 4.6 stars

 

Our Rating: 3.8 stars

DESCRIPTION

ACS Mobile provides readers with a searchable, multi-journal, up-to-the-minute live stream of new peer-reviewed research content (Articles ASAP) published across the Society's preeminent portfolio of scholarly research journals, including the flagship Journal of the American Chemical Society. The application also includes a "Latest News" feed from Chemical and Engineering News -- the Society's industry-leading magazine and preferred source of online news for its more than 161,000 member professionals.

PROS

1. Able to select journals which user is interested in.

2. Has a search engine just like desktop version.

3. Able to view up-to-date abstracts and latest news, useful for inquisitive students who like reading.

4. "Latest News" feed from Chemical & Engineering News Online.

5. Caching of full-text article PDFs for 48 hours to read offline.

6. Able to look at articles on the go.

TAGS
CONS

1. Full text of journal articles is not as accessible as on NUS libraries website.

     Not able to link to NUS proxy to download the article.

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