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You're not wrong but that system only works on a very small scale. Do you really think the authors would be amenable to answering 10000 emails with the exact sa
by BelenusMordred 5y ago
You're not wrong but that system only works on a very small scale. Do you really think the authors would be amenable to answering 10000 emails with the exact same request?
- pmyteh 5y agoFortunately(?) most of us will never be in a position where even 10 people ask to do that...
- ebiester 5y agoIn general, an averagely successful paper in most disciplines will get 200-250 readers. It’s only when there is outsized media attention that there is any issue. And luckily, for those cases today, sci-hub is available.
- worik 5y agoA lot more readers than that, surely? In most disciplines there are a lot of, er, disciples. What is the definition of "moderately successful?" Perhaps you mean citations?
- pmyteh 5y agoThe modal number of citations for an academic paper is ~0. 200 citations is a very successful paper in any discipline.