True. Researchers won’t just give out their papers for free. They will see what benefit they are going to get. If the person asking for the paper himself is a researcher and doing a study related to the persons paper then they may send it to you. If a layman asks then no researcher will send a copy. In research world its all give and take. Sometimes only give but no take. Research is a very mind eating, frustrating field. Until and unless you publish a lot of first author, peer reviewed studies in high impact factor international journals nobody gives a shit.
I am a scientist and you are right. If I get a message asking for my work, I will send it. It will also make me happy that someone is interested. It happens regularly, usually via researchgate.
I was trying to get more info on a paper I read for a final project in my senior year. Couldn’t get anything back. Their PhD thesis was on spotted lanternflies and how temps impact them
I have never ever gotten a response from a researcher :(
True. Researchers won’t just give out their papers for free. They will see what benefit they are going to get. If the person asking for the paper himself is a researcher and doing a study related to the persons paper then they may send it to you. If a layman asks then no researcher will send a copy. In research world its all give and take. Sometimes only give but no take. Research is a very mind eating, frustrating field. Until and unless you publish a lot of first author, peer reviewed studies in high impact factor international journals nobody gives a shit.
I think this is a limited viewpoint, its more grey than you are making it out to be.
That’s too bad - I’ve seen posts from scientists, or people who claim to be, saying what I said.
I am a scientist and you are right. If I get a message asking for my work, I will send it. It will also make me happy that someone is interested. It happens regularly, usually via researchgate.
Yo can I get a copy of your work?
Probably depends on if theyre still at the institution the research was done.
As the first author of a fair few papers during grad school, I don’t have that email address anymore. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Also not in academia.
I was trying to get more info on a paper I read for a final project in my senior year. Couldn’t get anything back. Their PhD thesis was on spotted lanternflies and how temps impact them