Previously you could have access to any published work of any Researchgate member. But of late, members prefer to publish the abstracts of their work while they withhold the main works. Other members of RG who are interested in their works have to make a request? What accounts for this change in attitude towards publication at RG?
May be, uploading the full texts of the works is a copyright violation.
Thanks very much Prof. Naduvath. If you like the work and you request for it it is probable you will like to own a copy. So it comes back to the same thing as putting the whole article there for those interested to read, make their copy and possibly recommend your work to friends. I stand to to be corrected.
Need a lot of time for it and most of us I think are rather busy! I know I should but I'm still looking for time to do it...
Like Prof. Sudev indicated, not all journals allow this open access, so it depends on the copyright arrangements under which the work is published. Then again, some authors may choose where they would upload their work if it's open access.
Many thanks,
Debra
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