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Use casesAnyone can request an API Key to use Elsevier APIs. Except for Scival and Embase APIs, access at no charge is available to researchers in academic and public-sector institutions, charities and charitable foundations. Free access is only available for non-commercial use and provided Elsevier's policies for using APIs and the data are honoured.
Full API access is only granted to researchers affiliated to organisations that have subscriptions to the corresponding Elsevier product.
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