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I attempted to sign up today and found out that you have to be a member of a research institution. Why is this? Doesn't this defeat much of the purpose of openn
by bo1024 14y ago
I attempted to sign up today and found out that you have to be a member of a research institution. Why is this? Doesn't this defeat much of the purpose of openness (as members of research institutions usually already have access to paywall-protected research anyway, whereas the general public doesn't)?
- RichardPrice 14y agoYou don't have to be a member of a research institution. On the signup page, there is a checkbox to sign up as an independent researcher. See this screenshot http://cl.ly/image/1k2L0u1J1D3L http://cl.ly/image/1k2L0u1J1D3L
- bo1024 14y agoOK, I apologize then. That is a different screen from the one I found to sign up at, but I see that my screen also has a checkbox at the bottom.