SSRN Considered Harmful by James Grimmelmann :: SSRN

peter.suber's bookmarks 2017-08-02

Summary:

Abstract:  The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) has adopted several unfortunate policies that impair open access to scholarship. It should enable one-click download, stop requiring papers to bear SSRN watermarks, and allow authors to point readers to other download sites. If it does not reform, those who are serious about open access should not use SSRN.

Link:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=965633

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Tags:

oa.ssrn oa.ssh oa.green oa.negative oa.repositories

Date tagged:

08/02/2017, 12:28

Date published:

08/02/2017, 08:28