Hindawi is one of the world's largest open-access publishers, with a portfolio of over 200 peer-reviewed journals spanning medicine, engineering, chemistry, mathematics, and interdisciplinary sciences. All articles are published under CC BY — freely downloadable as PDF by anyone, no login required. Following Wiley's acquisition in 2021, most journals are migrating to Wiley's open-access infrastructure, but existing content remains fully accessible.
Like all academic journals, Hindawi PDFs use two-column layout with embedded figures, which renders poorly on e-reader screens. Converting to EPUB gives you a clean single-column reflowable document for comfortable reading on a Kindle or Kobo.
| Journal | Field | PubMed indexed | PDF cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disease Markers | Biomarkers & diagnostics | Yes | Free, CC BY |
| BioMed Research International | Biomedicine (broad) | Yes | Free, CC BY |
| Journal of Immunology Research | Immunology | Yes | Free, CC BY |
| International Journal of Endocrinology | Endocrinology | Yes | Free, CC BY |
| Complexity | Complex systems | No | Free, CC BY |
| Mathematical Problems in Engineering | Applied mathematics & engineering | No | Free, CC BY |
| Advances in Civil Engineering | Civil & structural engineering | No | Free, CC BY |
| Journal of Chemistry | Chemistry (general) | No | Free, CC BY |
| Scientifica | Multidisciplinary science | Yes | Free, CC BY |
| Advances in Materials Science | Materials science | No | Free, CC BY |
10.1155 — paste the DOI at https://doi.org/10.1155/YEAR/XXXXX to navigate directly.| Publisher | Journals | Key strength | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindawi / Wiley OA | 200+ | Medicine & engineering breadth | Migrating to Wiley |
| Frontiers | 200+ | Neuroscience & psychology | Active, independent |
| BioMed Central | 300+ | Biomedicine depth | Active, Springer Nature |
| PLOS | 10 | High-impact selective | Active, independent |
| MDPI | 400+ | Very broad, rapid publication | Active, independent |
| eLife | 1 | Prestige biology/medicine | Active, independent |
Yes. Hindawi is a fully open-access publisher — every article in every Hindawi journal is published under Creative Commons CC BY licence, freely available to anyone without paywall or institutional login. Go to the article page on hindawi.com (now redirecting to Wiley Online Library for most journals), open the article, and click the PDF download button.
Hindawi was acquired by Wiley in 2021. Since 2023, most Hindawi journals have migrated to Wiley's open-access infrastructure, and new submissions go through Wiley Open Access journals. Existing Hindawi articles remain freely available on their DOIs. The Hindawi name is being phased out, but the historical open-access content remains accessible.
Hindawi's portfolio covers medicine and clinical sciences (Disease Markers, BioMed Research International, Journal of Immunology Research), engineering (Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Advances in Civil Engineering), chemistry (Journal of Chemistry, Advances in Materials Science), and interdisciplinary fields (Complexity, Scientifica, Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society).
Hindawi's HTML article view works well for desktop reading but requires an internet connection and is not optimised for offline e-reader use. Converting to EPUB gives you an offline, single-column reflowable file for reading on a Kindle or Kobo with adjustable font, night mode, and device-level annotations — particularly useful for reading during commutes or when away from a screen.
Many Hindawi medical journals are indexed in PubMed (e.g., Disease Markers, Journal of Immunology Research, International Journal of Endocrinology). Hindawi engineering and chemistry journals are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Check the individual journal's page on the Wiley/Hindawi site for its current indexing status, as some journals were affected by the 2021–2023 migration.
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