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- A book cover, when you expected a full book
- A paper title page, instead of the full text
- A PDF with one or two pages, mostly containing links to other websites or pages
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If you can only see part of a document, that is the version that the author uploaded, and the free download always gives you everything we have. We never paywall lock a document.
If you want the complete paper, you must contact the author or uploader directly to see if they can share the full version with you. We do not recommend leaving Academia to download full versions, as these often are scams.
Why would I upgrade to Academia Premium, if it won't give me the full version of the document?
Our Academia Premium subscription includes a neat benefit called the "Full PDF Package." If your document was incomplete when you downloaded it, the Full PDF Package will include the version of that document, plus bonus content:
- A summary of this paper, if we have one available (not all papers have summaries)
- Documents most related to this paper
- Other documents this author has written
When I upgrade, am I paying for a specific paper?
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What if I only want to download this single paper?
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In short, upgrading to Academia Premium will not give you a complete version of a document if you downloaded an incomplete document.