1. My institution has a subscription to Molecular Cancer Research, 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 institutional library

   You are trying to access the journals from an unauthorized computer outside of the library. This requires an institution-wide site license.

   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 print version of Molecular Cancer Research, and I can't get access to it online. Why?

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

3. Who from my institution can access MCR Online?

   The subscription fee allows for Internet Access at the site of your institutional library only. Any user connecting from an authtorized computer in the library will be allowed access to MCR Online.

4. What is an Institution?

   Institutions with a print subscription are authorized to have access to the online journals at one site at their institution. This "site" is most commonly the library or a research building where scientists go to access information. This site does not include any other buildings, offices, or the network of the institution. In order to have networked, remote, or institution-wide access, the institution must purchase a site license prior to activating their online subscription.

5. How will this work?

   When someone attempts to use MCR Online, our server checks to see if the requesting computer is within the list of internet IP addresses provided by the subscribing institution’s library. If it is, the reader will be able to use all those services enabled for institutional readers. For institutional subscribers within their library, there are no usernames or password to remember, and there is currently no limit on the number of readers from your institution who may access AACR Journals simultaneously, as long as they do so from within the library site. If readers want to access AACR Journals Online from computers that are not at the site of your institutional library [e.g- from their office, dorm-room, or dial up service from a remote location] they can do so only through an individual Member or Non-Member subscription, or if the Institution purchases an institution-wide site license.

6. What subscription packages are available?

   Member Subscribers have access to:

   Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, document delivery, PDFs, links to Medline and GenBank, future tables of contents, and the advantage of having password access to MCR Online from any computer connected to the Internet.
   [Ordering Procedure] [Cost] [AACR Membership]

   Individual Non-Member Subscribers have access to:

   Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, document delivery, PDFs, links to Medline and GenBank, future tables of contents, and the advantage of having password access to MCR Online from any computer connected to the Internet.
   [Ordering Procedure] [Cost] [AACR Membership]

   Institutional Subscribers have access to:

   Tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, PDFs, links to Medline and GenBank, future tables of contents, and document delivery. Access is limited to computers within the institutional library.
   [Ordering Procedure] [Cost] [ AACR Membership]

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

   If your institution has a subscription, you will automatically have access to the tables of contents, abstracts, full-text searching, full text display, PDFs, Medline and GenBank links, and future tables of contents. You will 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 Molecular Cancer Research 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 print version of MCR as an added benefit.

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

   Yes, institutions and individuals will be able to receive the print version for the foreseeable future. At some time, the Society might decide to allow separate subscriptions for the electronic and print versions.

10. If our Molecular Cancer Research 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 MCR, you have access to all years of the database.

11. How can I access Molecular Cancer Research Online if I am not an AACR member and I don't have access through an institutional subscription? You may purchase an Individual Non-Member subscription, or you may wish to apply for AACR membership. In addition, you will be able to obtain temporary access to selected article(s) through pay-per-view. Without a subscription you have access to the Table of Contents, full text searching, abstracts, and back issues (12 months after publication) at no cost and without having to register.

Still have questions?

For further information, please contact:

AACR Institutional Subscription Office
P.O. Box 11806
Birmingham, AL 35202
Phone: (800) 633-4931 or (205) 995-1567
Fax: (205) 995-1588
E-mail: aacrsubs{at}ebsco.com