Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free
| Published | 13 September 2018 |
| Periodical | Section Opinion: Peer review and scientific publishing |
| Publisher | The Guardian |
| Country | United Kingdom, Europe |
ABSTRACT
Those who take on the global industry that traps research behind paywalls are heroes, not thieves.| Keywords | academic publishing · business model · copyright infringement · monopoly · paywalls · pirated articles · research publishing system · Robert Maxwell · Sci Hub |
| Rights | © 2018 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/13/scientific-publishing-rip-off-taxpayers-fund-research |
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