Yes, when you complete the online subscription activation process, you will choose a user name and a password. You are the only one licensed to use this password.
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Without a subscription you have access to Tables of contents, abstracts, and full text searching at no cost and without having to register. You also have access to full-text HTML 3 months after print publication, and full-text PDFs 6 months after print publication. .
If your institution has a paper subscription, it will be eligible to have an electronic version of the journal as well. In so doing, 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'll also see a button at the top of the page confirming you're signed in as part of an institution.
If your institution does not have a paper subscription, it cannot get an electronic version of an American Diabetes Association journal. If you would like to have an institutional subscription, please contact your librarian.
Yes, individuals and institutions will continue to receive the paper version for the foreseeable future. At some time, the paper and electronic versions may be available as separate subscriptions.
ADA Members are eligible for Member Subscriptions to ADA's journals, providing them with a paper and electronic version. Any individual may join ADA's Professional Section. Institutions may not join as members.
You may wish to apply for ADA membership or you may wish to purchase an Individual (Non-Member) print subscription, which provides access to the electronic version. Without a subscription you have access to Tables of contents, abstracts, and full text searching (without full text viewing) at no cost and without having to register. You also have access to full-text HTML 3 months after print publication, and full-text PDFs 6 months after print publication.
Information about ADA Membership is available from the ADA.