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		trs80 on Feb 9, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Science’s Pirate Queen Why not create an alternative platform where papers can be published for free, by the authors, instead of stealing them and publishing them like warez?

aeling on Feb 9, 2018 [–]

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16341265 - basically, many top-tier journals won't accept papers that are also published in open access journals.

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