Here’s a list of *10 free platforms* for accessing research papers (Free: 1. *Google Scholar* [scholar.google.com] 2. *PubMed Central (PMC)* [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc] 3. *arXiv* [arxiv.org] 4. **Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)** [doaj.org] 5. *CORE* [core.ac.uk] 6. *Science.gov* [science.gov] 7. *ERIC (Education Resources)* [eric.ed.gov] 8. *SSRN (Social Science Research Network)* [ssrn.com] 9. *PLOS ONE* [journals.plos.org/plosone] 10. *Unpaywall* (Finds free versions of paywalled papers) [unpaywall.org] **Note**: Some sites (e.g., SSRN, PLOS) host open-access content only. Use *Unpaywall* or *LibGen* [libgen.is] for harder-to-find papers.