Open Journals & Free Books
A curated directory of open-access journals and freely downloadable books in mathematics and statistics, selected to support students and researchers of the Department.
University Library E-Resources
Electronic resources provided by the University of Port Harcourt library
Open Access Journals
Peer-reviewed journals with free, unrestricted online access
Mathematics Journals
arXiv — Mathematics
(opens in a new tab)Open-access preprint repository covering all areas of mathematics.
Forum of Mathematics (Sigma & Pi)
(opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press open-access journals publishing across all mathematics.
Mathematics (MDPI)
(opens in a new tab)An international, peer-reviewed open-access journal covering all areas of mathematics.
Electronic Journal of Combinatorics
(opens in a new tab)A fully refereed electronic journal covering combinatorics and graph theory.
Journal of the American Mathematical Society
(opens in a new tab)Premier research journal of the AMS, with freely accessible older issues.
AIMS Mathematics
(opens in a new tab)Open-access journal from the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Statistics Journals
arXiv — Statistics
(opens in a new tab)Open-access preprint repository for statistics and probability.
Journal of Statistical Software
(opens in a new tab)Peer-reviewed open-access journal for statistical software and algorithms.
Electronic Journal of Statistics
(opens in a new tab)Peer-reviewed open-access journal publishing research in statistics.
Journal of Machine Learning Research
(opens in a new tab)Leading open-access journal at the intersection of statistics and machine learning.
Statistics Surveys
(opens in a new tab)Open-access journal publishing survey articles across all of statistics.
Annals of Statistics
(opens in a new tab)A leading journal of statistical methodology, with free access to older volumes.
Nigerian Mathematics & Statistics Journals
Research publications from Nigerian mathematical and statistical societies
Nigerian Mathematics & Statistics Journals
Nigerian Mathematical Society
(opens in a new tab)Publications of the Nigerian Mathematical Society, featuring research across all areas of mathematics.
Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN)
(opens in a new tab)Publications from the Mathematical Association of Nigeria, supporting mathematics education and research.
NAMP Journals
(opens in a new tab)Journals from the National Association of Mathematical Physics, covering mathematical and physical sciences.
Journal of the Cycle Society of Nigeria (JOTC)
(opens in a new tab)Journal of the Cycle Society of Nigeria, publishing research in mathematics and related disciplines.
Free Downloadable Books
Textbooks and monographs available for free download
Free Mathematics Books
OpenStax — Mathematics
(opens in a new tab)Peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks covering algebra, calculus, and more.
LibreTexts — Mathematics
(opens in a new tab)A vast library of freely accessible mathematics textbooks and course materials.
AIM Approved Textbooks
(opens in a new tab)The American Institute of Mathematics list of approved open textbooks.
AMS Open Math Notes
(opens in a new tab)Free downloadable lecture notes and textbooks from the American Mathematical Society.
Trillia Group
(opens in a new tab)Free online mathematics textbooks, including mathematical analysis and probability.
Project Gutenberg — Mathematics
(opens in a new tab)Public-domain mathematics books available for free download.
Free Statistics Books
OpenStax — Statistics
(opens in a new tab)Openly licensed statistics and probability textbooks for introductory and advanced courses.
LibreTexts — Statistics
(opens in a new tab)Free statistics textbooks, worksheets, and course materials.
DOAB — Statistics
(opens in a new tab)Directory of Open Access Books — search for statistics titles from academic publishers.
Online Stat Book
(opens in a new tab)A free interactive statistics textbook with simulations and exercises.
Probability and Statistics E-Book
(opens in a new tab)Open-access probability theory textbooks on the LibreTexts platform.
Handbook of Biological Statistics
(opens in a new tab)A free handbook covering statistical methods for biology and the life sciences.
General Open Access Platforms
Search engines and directories for finding more open-access content
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
(opens in a new tab)Search thousands of peer-reviewed open-access journals across all disciplines.
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
(opens in a new tab)An index of academic, peer-reviewed open-access books from publishers worldwide.
OAPEN
(opens in a new tab)A dedicated platform for open-access academic books in humanities and STEM.
CORE
(opens in a new tab)The world's largest aggregator of open-access research papers.
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