>> I thought that when a paper is "published" that just means that it goes
>> into some journal which can only be purchased for thousands of pounds
>> per issue?
>
> No and no.
>
> A thesis is published as a separate entity and in general contains much
> more than one paper. In the Netherlands they are even published as a
> book. I have about 3 meter of them from various friends and colleagues.
> In many places the University publishes them on-line also.
>
> Papers are published in journals. Journals might cost thousands of
> pounds per year but there is a growing trend of free articles and free
> journals.

Thanks for clarifying that.

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