1. My institution has a subscription to BJR, and access to the BJR Online, but I'm not able to see the full text of articles. I'm prompted for a username and password. Why is this happening?

   When this happens, the IP address for your machine is not being recognized by our computer. This failure is caused by one of three things:

   Your institutional subscription has not yet been activated

   The person who "activated" the online subscription did not enter in all needed IP addresses for your institution

   The person who "activated" the online subscription does not realize that some subnets of your institution are routed through a proxy server

   What should I do?

   1. Send us Feedback so we can begin to diagnose the problem.
   2. Talk to your librarian, and let them know you are having trouble.

2. My library subscribes to the paper BJR, and I can't get access to it online. Why?

   Your institution has not yet activated its institutional subscription to BJR Online. All subscribers to the paper journal also receive access to the online journal. Notify your library that you would like access to the BJR Online, and encourage your librarian to activate the online subscription.

3. Who from my institution can access BJR Online?

   The subscription fee allows for unrestricted Internet access at one location. Any user connecting from an authorized computer on your institutional network will be allowed access to BJR Online.

4. What is an Institution?

   For the most part, an Institutional Subscription authorizes use at a localized site. A "site" is an organizational unit, and may be academic or nonacademic. For organizations located in more than one city, each city office is considered a different site. For organizations within the same city that are administered independently, each office is considered a different site.

   For example, each campus in the State University of New York system is considered a different site, and each branch or office of UpJohn Laboratories is considered a different site.

5. How will this work?

   When someone attempts to use BJR Online, our server checks to see if the requesting computer is within the list of internet IP address provided by a subscribing institution. If it is, the reader will be able to use all those services enabled for institutional readers. For institutional subscribers, there are no usernames or passwords to remember, and there is currently no limit on the number of readers from your institution who may access BJR Online simultaneously.

   If readers want to access BJR Online from computers that are not part of your institutional network (e.g., through dial-in or telnet through a commercial Internet service provider) they can do so only through a member subscription.

6. What subscription packages are available?

   Member Subscribers have access to:

   Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, PDFs, links to Medline, and the advantage of having password access to BJR Online from any computer connected to the Internet.
   [Ordering Procedure] [Cost] [ BIR Membership ]

   Institutional Subscribers have access to:

   Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, PDFs, and links to Medline. Access is limited to computers within a particular set of internet IP addresses. (Note that individuals who are not BIR members must subscribe at the Institutional level.)
   [Ordering Procedure] [Cost] [ BIR Membership]

7. How can I tell if my institution has subscribed to BJR Online

   If your institution has a subscription, you'll automatically have access to the tables of contents, abstracts, full-text searching, full text display, PDFs, Medline links, and future tables of contents. You'll also see a button at the top of the page confirming you're signed in as part of an institution.

   If your institution has not subscribed, or if you wish to take advantage of the additional services available to member subscribers, you can choose to access BJR Online with a member subscription.

8. Can my institution subscribe only to the electronic version?

   No, at the present time, the electronic version is provided to subscribers of the paper version of the BJR as an added benefit.

9. Will we still be able to get the paper version? And for how long?

   Yes, members and institutions will continue to receive the paper version.

10. If our BJR Online subscription expires and at some later date we reinstate our subscription, will we have access to all years of the electronic version?

    Yes, when you buy a subscription to BJR Online, you have access to all years of the database.

11. How can I access the BJR Online if I am not an BIR member and I don't have access through an institutional subscription?

    You may wish to apply for BIR membership. Without a subscription you have access to all Tables of Contents and abstracts, as well as available full text content up to 24 months prior to the current issue, and full text searching (but not full text viewing of current material) at no cost and without having to register.

Still have questions?

For further information, please contact the BIR headquarters

Office hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (GMT)
British Institute of Radiology
36 Portland Place
London W1B 1AT
Phone: +44 (0)20 7307 1421
Fax: +44 (0)20 7307 1414
Email: publications{at}bir.org.uk