Mega-Publisher Elsevier Is Buying an Open Research Site. That's Bad for Science | Motherboard

"The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is an open access repository of scientific papers that's treasured by academics, journalists and researchers—and it's easy to see why."

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"But academics were understandably worried after it was announced on Tuesday that the site has been acquired by infamous mega-publisher Reed Elsevier. The move follows the company's previous acquisition of Mendeley, a collaborative research platform Elsevier says will enhance SSRN's massive store of scientific articles."