Paywall
Definition
A technological barrier that permits access to information only to individuals who have paid - either personally, or via an organisation - a designated fee or subscription.
References:
- Day, S., Rennie, S., Luo, D., & Tucker, J. D. (2020). Open to the public: Paywalls and the public rationale for open access medical research publishing. Research Involvement and Engagement, 6(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-020-0182-y
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220221165721/https://casrai.org/term/closed-access/
Originally drafted by: Bradley Baker
Reviewed by: Mahmoud Elsherif, Sam Parsons, Charlotte R. Pennington, Julia Wolska
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