Hey, are you just looking for a raw database? Then Xano or even Airtable could be simple options IMHO.

If you want to do a bit of programming and build front-end forms that point toward your database, then you could try an online database builder. Again, plenty of options out there...Five, Caspio, FileMaker, Zoho Creator, Knack.

If I were to build this in Five, I would:

1. Create a single table for my MySQL DB that stores all required information about the document: title, publication date, journal, authors, plus the actual file
2. Build a form for my application front-end
3. Launch the application.

Getting this up and running wouldn't take more than 30 minutes. You can give this a try by using our free download and build a local app first before deciding whether you want to push this to the cloud.