PUBLICATION ANOMALIES AND “PAYWALL” WOES IN ACADEMIA
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Publishing, paywall, impact factor, academia, research, authorshipAbstract
It is a boon to enhance the base in any encyclopaedias by adding new found knowledge for newer superstructures that can lead to civilizational growth. However, the newly found knowledge should be profound enough to be considered as the base. Otherwise, the superstructure of knowledge will not be of any use to meet the requirement of civilizational growth. This essay is investigative to see through the anomalies the worldwide publication web has at the present moment of history and the far-reaching negative impact it may ensure if the present day academia is not responding to the suggestions made by the researchers in this context
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