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Should I use Tandfonline (Taylor & Francis Online)?

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Depends. Worth it for libraries and researchers who already have institutional access, or authors targeting a specific T&F journal. Skip it as an individual: full text is paywalled and institutional pricing is quote-only.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so ratings and exact prices could not be verified.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo direct usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityReview snippets too truncated to judge
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free browsing

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Personal / individualVaries; not published
Institutional / corporateQuote only

Best for

  • University libraries
  • Researchers with institutional access
  • Authors targeting a specific T&F journal
  • Consortia with Read-and-Publish deals

Not for

  • Individuals without library access — per-article paywalls sting
  • Authors needing fast decisions — reviews reportedly stall for weeks
  • Budget-conscious small institutions — pricing is quote-only, not public
  • Anyone treating this as software — it is a journal platform, not a team tool

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Access often runs through library authentication — no institutional access means per-article payments

medium

Institutional and corporate pricing hidden behind quote requests — budget before committing

medium

Open access publishing carries article fees; confirm costs before submitting

low

Consortium Read-and-Publish terms are negotiated, not listed

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Huge catalog of peer-reviewed journals across disciplines
  • Strong security: 92.6/100 with HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options headers
  • Open access options available
  • Publisher operating since 1798; deeply established
  • COUNTER/SUSHI usage reporting and EZproxy support for libraries

Cons

  • Full text paywalled; individuals pay to read
  • Peer review reportedly stalls — 'With Editor' five weeks post-submission
  • Users question credibility of some T&F journals
  • No dedicated security page found on site
  • Full-text access problems reported by some users

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/24/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x4security x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Paywalls; individuals pay per article
  • Ease of use. No direct usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Millions of peer-reviewed articles; advanced search
  • Support quality. Review snippets too truncated to judge
  • Security posture: 4/5. 92.6/100; standard headers; no known issues
  • 92.6/100 Security score CyStack scan
  • 1798 Founded Long-established academic publisher (Wikipedia)
  • Abstracts only Free tier Full text paywalled

Pricing

Free browsing

$0

  • Search and abstracts
  • No full-text downloads

Personal / individual

Varies; not published

  • Per-article or personal journal access

Institutional / corporate

Quote only

  • IP or federated authentication
  • COUNTER usage reports
  • Subscription-agent support

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Mixed: a trusted, established publisher, but Reddit and Trustpilot users report paywall frustration, access problems, and slow editorial progress.

“First time publishing - T&F, still 'With Editor' after 5 weeks”
Reddit, r/academia
“I thought Taylor and Francis was a reputable journal?”
Reddit, r/cogsci

Alternatives

Compare Tandfonline (Taylor & Francis Online) with each alternative.

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so ratings and exact prices could not be verified.

Major academic publisher: great via a library, rough for individuals — paywalls, slow reviews, quote-only pricing.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so ratings and exact prices could not be verified.

Sources

  1. Taylor & Francis Online homepagetandfonline.com
    official
  2. CyStack security report: 92.6/100cystack.net
    security
  3. HTTP Security Headers — tandfonline.combeavercheck.com
    security
  4. First time publishing - T&F, still 'With Editor' after 5 weeksreddit.com
    review
  5. I thought Taylor and Francis was a reputable journal?reddit.com
    review
  6. Taylor & Francis Online reviews on Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  7. Pricing Information - Helphelp.tandfonline.com
    official
  8. Taylor & Francis — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    official
  9. Taylor & Francis Open Accesstandfonline.com
    official
  10. Help with full access / downloadsreddit.com
    review
  11. Jisc Read and Publish 2026-28 agreementsubscriptionsmanager.jisc.ac.uk
    official
  12. OCLC EZproxy stanza for Taylor & Francis Onlinehelp.oclc.org
    official

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