Do academics/scientists here use creative means to bypass paywalled journals? : AskAcademia

abernard102@gmail.com 2016-03-01

Summary:

"Currently a huge debate is raging about access to journal articles and the ethics therein. Access can be a real problem for both students and academics let alone the general public. Here is a list of approaches people use when trying to access paywalled papers: http://hubrishubrishubris.com/2016/02/27/the-price-of-knowledge/ How many of these approaches do you use? Is there any tangible difference in the various approaches since they all have the same result, namely, access to a paper the seeker doesn't have free access to? I think we will see a shift to free access in the coming years but as I type paywalls are still the norm for many journals ..."

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Date tagged:

03/01/2016, 10:27

Date published:

03/01/2016, 05:27