Researchers can't access paywalled academic papers for free
13 posts across 4 communities in the last 60 days; 54% from r/AskAcademia.
“I need access to one specific chapter, how do I get it for free?”
“Hi! I'm a master's student in psychology looking to access ResearchGate. My university has limited access to academic resources, and I'd really appreciate it if someone could send me an invitation or explain how to get access. Thanks in advance!”
“https://www.msard-journal.com/article/S2211-0348(26)01025-4/abstract Thank you so much in advance!”
Academics and students report frustration over being unable to access academic papers due to high paywall fees, such as $30 per article. They seek alternative solutions like interlibrary loans or direct requests, which are slow or unreliable, disrupting their research workflow.
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“Hi! I'm a master's student in psychology looking to access ResearchGate. My university has limited access to academic resources, and I'd really appreciate it if someone could send me an invitation or explain how to get access. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/NoMoreBullsheet [link] [comments]”
“https://www.msard-journal.com/article/S2211-0348(26)01025-4/abstract Thank you so much in advance! submitted by /u/Technical_Ostrich_47 [link] [comments]”
“Hi everyone! I'm struggling to access some recently published research papers because my University doesn't have subscriptions to certain journals. I've tried the usual options, but some papers are simply too recent to be available elsewhere. Does anyone have any tips or resources for finding recent papers when institutional access isn't available? I'd especially appreciate advice on options that have worked for very recently published articles. Thanks in advance! submi”
“Hello everyone, I’m currently working with limited university library access, so I sometimes have difficulty accessing non-open-access research papers that are relevant to my work. Although some papers can be found through ResearchGate or other platforms, finding recent literature can still be challenging. I occasionally contact authors directly to request a copy, and many are very helpful. However, responses can understandably take some time, particularly when researchers receive a large volume”
“Please share them here and briefly explain why. submitted by /u/Rich-Candidate7353 [link] [comments]”
“If you have a ResearchGate account, could you please help me get this paper? I need it urgently for my research, and I’d really appreciate it if someone could download it and send it to me. Here’s the link: [ Opportunities and challenges in control of smart grids – Pakistani perspective | Request PDF ] Thank you so much in advance. submitted by /u/Wise-Story5913 [link] [comments]”
“I need access to one specific chapter, how do I get it for free? submitted by /u/themindtales [link] [comments]”
“Hello everyone , As an undergraduate student without institutional access, I’m looking for the PDFs of these papers for my review. Could you please help me get them? :p DOIs: 10.1039/d3ee03584k 10.1002/aenm.70916 submitted by /u/Best_Debate_5774 [link] [comments]”
“Hello! I'm an English literature PhD student based in Asia. So I'm writing a paper on a game event that I'd like to submit for review, but because the event was limited it's no longer available in the game and only through screen recordings uploaded by YouTube game content creators. I've been trying to find answers online but I haven't come across any definitive and certain answers regarding whether I need to ask the creator for permission to cite and quote from their vid”
“I'm not quite sure if this is right subreddit, but title is pretty self-explanatory. I've been reading and asking a fair bit about the controversy of having to pay publishers to publish your paper and the prestige of some publishers, etc. I know there's arXiv and SciHub and I understand their place in this world. I'm trying to understand if you wanted to publish a paper, for the sake of arguments lets say it was peer-reviewed and authentic, and a proper legitimate study, if you&#”
“Hi everyone, I’m currently working on a scientific research project and I’m looking for the full texts of two publications that I haven’t been able to access through my institutional resources: Hanneken A, Maher P. The efficacy of flavonoids in the protection of retinal pigment epithelial cells. Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech. 2008;19(2):39–40. Yang H, Cao Q, Yuan Z, Wu X, Li M. Enhanced therapeutic efficacy of a novel self-micellizing nanoformulation-loading fisetin against acetaminophen-induced li”
“$95 USD... oof. I'm submitting my PhD manuscript and wondering if paying for open access is worth it. submitted by /u/RedLineSamosa [link] [comments]”
“I recently met 4 out of the maybe 6-8 leading experts in my particular topic of research at a conference. They all showed some interest and some asked for the pre-print, but the link wasn't available at the time. It is now, but I'm not sure if I should send it to them directly. I just want to avoid any impropriety. One of them had a working relationship with my old advisor, a co-author on the paper, so I decided to not use them as suggested reviewer. I already send them the pre-print bec”
“I need this paper https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-2124-8\_40 desperately And $30 seems a lot, I also asked for Interlibrary loan but not sure when this would come Any other ideas? Or if anyone has this, could you please send ! submitted by /u/Only-Wishbone1352 [link] [comments]”