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How to Bypass Academic Paper Paywalls Legal
person Patrick Bushe · calendar_today April 10, 2026
University students and independent researchers cannot afford $40 per PDF for critical research. To bypass academic paper paywalls legally, they must tap into open-science networks. The Bypass Paywalls extension acts as the automated bridge. When it detects a restricted academic journal portal, it rapidly cross-references the article's DOI against major legal databases like Unpaywall or ArXiv, instantly linking researchers directly to the free, author-uploaded manuscript.