So, if an academic paper is published in an open journal by an average citizen with an obsession for learning from online sources. So, there are no credentials but a decent work history. A prestigious college downloads the paper. What are the possible reasons?

  • mkwt@lemmy.world
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    4 天前

    A prestigious college downloads the paper. What are the possible reasons?

    Same reasons anyone else would want to read the paper? Abstract looks germane to someone’s research topic there?

  • SW42@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 天前

    Or - and that is just hypothetical- they want to show it to their colleagues smirking and saying “get a load of this guy”.