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Ask HN: What's a cost effective option for access to academic papers?
I am an undergraduate preparing for graduate studies and am working on a number of extracurricular projects to submit to journals. I have access to Jstor but it is pitifully sparse on the topics I am researching (colonialism, post-colonial societies, conflict & peacekeeping, demographic trends). I'm not looking for a free ride, but I cannot afford the ~$40 per PDF (one of my projects needs access to +30 different papers). Most of what I need seems to be paywalled by individual journals.
- wmf 8y agoSci-Hub?
- EveCox 8y agoye, it`s right
- cimmanom 8y agoDoes your university library not have subscriptions to most of these things?
- n-gatedotcom 8y agoSci-hub And for a guilt free conscience, donate to a decent non-profit 1usd for every paper. Or directly to authors if there is a way. Publishers are a racket
- EveCox 8y agoIt is very easy to save on academic work, I can recommend you an excellent service like this https://ca.papersowl.com/ https://ca.papersowl.com/ , where you will find solutions to all your problems, this service will help you with academic papers.