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by alceufc 3697 days ago
Most journals require that the authors sign an agreement in which the publisher retains the copyright of the paper (e.g. [1]).

Although a few publishers allow the authors to provide a pdf of the paper in their personal home-page, they do allow it to be uploaded to an open access platform.

[1] https://www.elsevier.com/about/company-information/policies/...