Open Access Button

Push Button. Get Research. Make Progress.

What is Open Access Button?

Open Access Button is a Chrome extension that is designed to overcome barriers to accessing research articles. When certain content is not accessible, use the Open Access Button. Vigorously searching across thousands of sources, it assures instant, legal, and cost-free access to the needed research materials. It redefines how research articles are accessed, facilitating smooth knowledge advancement and scholarly progression.

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Extension stats

By: https://openaccessbutton.org

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 40,000+

Rating: 3.58 (19) ▲ 0.03

Version: oabutton_5.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-15)

Creation date: 2018-11-21

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
scripting

Size: 20.58K

Email: le*****@openaccessbutton.org

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 4703 ▼ 19

Other rankings

#23712 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 14 #3 in free access keyword 70 #26 in button for google keyword 47 ▲ 1

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Extension summary

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Get the articles you need with the Open Access Button.

The next time you can't access the research you need, use the Open Access Button. The Button searches thousands of sources to get you instant, legal access to articles.

User reviews

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Pros

Terrific tool and can be a real life-saver.
It's a button that finds the open access copy of a paper (if there is one).
It's great! And finds not just open access, but open data as well.

Cons

Never works or rarely works.
The request process is confusing and burdensome.
Takes too long to respond, often over 15 seconds.

Most mentioned

Does not work consistently.
Confusing request process for getting access to papers.
When it fails, users are redirected to a page with many requests without confirmation.

Recent reviews

Rafael Stefani Baptista, 2024-04-05

não funciona

Diogo Dias, 2024-04-05

Dear Author, I regret to inform you that the paywall bypass extension you have developed appears to be non-functional. Despite my initial intention to utilize this extension to bypass paywalls, it has failed to serve its intended purpose. I kindly request that you address this issue and rectify the situation. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, User