Article 3828E 65 out of the top 100 most-cited scientific papers are behind a paywall, with a weighted average cost of $32.33/each

65 out of the top 100 most-cited scientific papers are behind a paywall, with a weighted average cost of $32.33/each

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Cory Doctorow
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Noting that "the web was built specifically to share research papers amongst scientists," Josh Nicholson and Alberto Pepe report on the dismal state of the web for accessing the most-cited scientific papers across the literature -- 65 of the top 100 most-cited papers being behind paywalls. (more")

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