Oh yes, I really wished it were true.<p>We&#x27;re working in a small satellite institute, and we don&#x27;t have direct access to an university-level subscription.<p>There are <i>some</i> (single) journals we subscribe to, but for most of the articles we have no other option than to pay <i>per-article</i>. Doing background research this way is incredibly frustrating, incredibly time-consuming and you have to decide whether a paper is worth investing to just by looking at the abstract. Doing a literature review is hell.<p>So what we do, like everybody does, is to ask the authors privately, and copy articles whenever we can. Or ask colleagues that have access through an university subscription.<p>I actually don&#x27;t mind for the &quot;pay for open-access&quot; model. On all the articles we published, we always picked this option if available. In the scheme of things, the cost of publishing is minor. In several fields (genetics), it&#x27;s not even a blip on the running costs of a lab. I don&#x27;t mind paying for journals that actually do a reasonable selection and review on the articles. Some journals <i>are</i> worth the cost of publishing.<p>Unfortunately, this is not as widespread as it should.
Keep copying guys... nothing new here.