Preprints are free, early drafts you can upload on sites like arXiv before journal review, and open access means your final paper is free for all to read. But as an Indian researcher, I advise you to check your funding agency's policy, like DBT's, on where to upload legally. I say this because I once paid a high APC to a predatory journal out of desperation, and the paper has no credibility now, paavam. So, share your preprints boldly, but choose the final open access journal with great care. Okay, let's go
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