This Referrer URL guide is designed to assist with setting up your Insight resources for Referrer URL authentication. 

We can establish referring URL access from a URL which sits behind a firewall and is not otherwise visible to unauthorized users. 


Steps for using referrer URL authentication:

  1. Create a private web page on your organisation website or intranet that is only accessible to your logged in members. This must be a https:// URL.
  2. Contact Emerald Support (support@emerald.com) with the Referrer URL where your library databases are published by copying the URL directly from your browser.
  3. Support will update your Emerald Insight account with your referring URL details and confirm back to you once this has been enabled.
  4. Publish a link to Emerald Insight on your secure page - you can either link to the main welcome page at www.emerald.com, or link directly to a journal homepage if preferred.
  5. Your members must login to your website then click on the links directly from your library web page to authenticate & access the resources.


Please also see our Troubleshooting guide to known issues with referrer URL access.