This method is related to the publication of academic articles to be accessed on the web. The current method is called the user-pay model, where articles are organized under the title of a journal, and readers can buy the license to access articles from the publisher. Another model, called the author-pay model, has been proposed and partially practiced, where an author pays the cost of publication online so that readers who are not subscribers can access the author's article free of charge. A new business model, which is patentable, is defined where an author pays for the cost of publication at first and readers pay a certain amount to access the author's article. The amount paid by readers to access an article is used to refund the author of their publication cost.
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