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A subscription is $119 per subscriber, so the service costs about $10 per month. The price is the same around the world, but payment must be in US dollars. Our online subscription sales page makes it easy for you to subscribe, or you may send US$119 via PayPal if that is easier.
Each issue covers articles published in one month. You will be sent issues month by month.
No. In fact, the cost was deliberately set low so students and non-profits can afford to subscribe. As an equine or education professional, your subscription expense is fully tax-deductible in the USA and other nations.
Access to a single issue costs $29. That issue will permanently be yours to access. Order access to single issues at this link.
Yes, for the most part. Approximately 80 percent of the articles listed are completely free to read, and you have four options:
The other 20% of articles are protected by paywalls.
These articles are behind journal paywalls but accessible to their own subscribers and some university libraries via online access. Others can read, print, or save the abstract (summary) of the article even if they do not have access. They can also pay the journal 's download fee for that article. Some journals offer access via association membership. In some cases, your local or regional library may have free access to an article.
HoofSearch is a project of Hoofcare Publishing, which has been in business in Massachusetts since 1985. The HoofSearch project began publication in 2016. It was expanded and reorganized in 2023 and continues to grow.
Yes, if it is published in a peer-reviewed scientific or academic journal. HoofSearch also shares some graduate and doctoral theses posted on university repositories.
You can receive the reports on any computer, smartphone or tablet that is equipped with a browser and that is connected to the Internet. You must have a verifiable email address and Internet connection that will open the Google Drive document platform. You must provide that email address to HoofSearch. It will act as your password to assure that you receive each issue.
The free Google Drive app improves readability and makes access quicker from your home screen. For new users, we recommend using a computer to learn your way around, but some users happily depend only on their phones. The desktop version also offers more interactivity and a built-in clickable margin guide for quickly jumping between sections. Once you learn where everything is, you may be perfectly happy with the phone or tablet versions.
Yes. If you change your email address, please notify HoofSearch so we can change the delivery address where your links are sent. Subscriptions are not transferable, otherwise. They are set up for one person's easy access, but if you change your address, you can take HoofSearch with you. However, you must notify us since we would otherwise not know that you are not receiving your issues.
Of course you can share what is listed in HoofSearch, You cannot copy or reproduce the entire issue, however. Each subscription serves a single subscriber.
You can cancel your purchase within 7 days from the date of purchase and receive a refund. A refund needs to be for reasons that prevent you from accessing your issues. However, we can, and will, help you resolve access problems. This policy is subject to change without notice.
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