Open Access Button
The Open Access Button helps you get the research you want right now, and adds papers you still need to your wishlists.
What is Open Access Button?
The 'Open Access Button' is a unique Firefox add-on designed to make legal research freely available for users. Upon activation, it delivers research articles at a simple button click, enabling users to keep up to date with their respective fields. This tool also has a feature to auto-request papers from authors, boosting its functionality. It serves as a solution for researchers, academicians, and students in need of an efficient method to access scholarly articles.
Add-on stats
Rating: 3.63
(8)
Creation date: 2014-10-12
Weekly download count: 31
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- activeTab
- storage
Size: 24.66K
Email: he*****@openaccessbutton.org
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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Add-on summary
Free, legal research articles delivered at the click of a button or automatically requested from authors.
User reviews
by Firefox user 18602700, 2024-10-01
Doesn't work. Just takes you to a bug report page.
by provoquer, 2024-09-17
The toolbar button simply brings me to a bug report page (might me my fault) but it works as an easy link to the webpage version and that version works great for free access to paywalled articles.
by Firefox user 18453378, 2024-06-07
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Open Access Button does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Open Access Button is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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