Europe PMC is an online archive that provides free access to a vast collection of biomedical and health-related research articles, books, and abstracts. The website hosts articles from the PubMed database, covering multiple fields, including medicine, genetics, pharmacology, and more. It aims to connect scientists, researchers, and health officials with the latest research in their fields and promote open access to scientific knowledge. Europe PMC provides advanced search tools and a user-friendly interface, making it easy to explore the site's content. The platform also offers several features to help users interact with the content, such as text and data-mining tools that enable users to extract and analyze data from articles.

However, it’s only in 2014 that we see a sharp increase in a number of articles that include a data statement, reaching just over a quarter of all full-text articles published in 2018 so far.blog.europepmc.orgIn fact, to date, over 230,000 full-text publications in Europe PMC contain a dedicated data availability section, with the oldest record dating to 1980.

Articles are available full text and open access, and preprints are accessible and searchable.edctp.orgThe Europe PMC platform provides comprehensive access to life sciences literature from trusted sources. It has multiple benefits to users.

To deliver novel full text search and viewing mechanisms we implement continuous improvements to the service. Some of these are highlighted below. Figure 1. Searching for authors in Europe PMC. 1. .academic.oup.comEurope PMC offers a unified search for all the content, including both abstracts and articles full text. Users can create complex, customised queries using advanced search functions.