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dildozer666 t1_iughj4f wrote

Also, if you contact the first author of a paper they will usually send you a free copy

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TacoSimulator19 OP t1_iugkzjo wrote

Thanks for the advice. How would you recommend constructing an email for that? Would a simple “I’m interested in your research paper, would you mind sharing it with me” or something along those lines work?

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ertmeister t1_iugi0ix wrote

Yeah I’ve seen this floating around. Most of these academic databases are just charging for themselves since they have to host all this shit, but apparently the authors don’t see any of this money. Email the authors and see if you can get them straight from the source.

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