Any way to get scientific journals for cheap?

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Subscriptions to prestigious journals like Nature and Science can be costly, often around $200 annually. However, students can significantly reduce this cost by verifying their status and university affiliation, which may halve the subscription fee. Many universities provide free online access to these journals through their library systems, making it unnecessary for students to purchase individual subscriptions. If a student’s university does not offer access, they can often utilize nearby college libraries, which typically allow public access to their resources.
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I looking into maybe a subscription of Nature or Science...but they are like $200 a year...Any cheaper way to get them?
i am only a poor student :(
 
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If you're a student, at least with nature, be sure to say so, and put your university in. That way, the subscription reduces by half. But, since you're a student, why don't you just use the online access through your university for free?
 
If you're a student, shouldn't you already have access? Usually universities should be providing access to databases with scholarly journals. At least mine does.
 
Yes, it would be a rather unusual university not to have Science and Nature in their journals collection.
 
Even if you aren't a student, if there are any college campuses near you it's probably perfectly legit for you to go into the college library and use the facilities there.
 
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