So, if an academic paper is published in an open journal by an average citizen with an obsession for learning from online sources. So, there are no credentials but a decent work history. A prestigious college downloads the paper. What are the possible reasons?

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    7 days ago

    without further context, i’m not sure you could read much into a single act of downloading

    it could be as simple as it contained some keywords for a lit review someone was doing

    from there they might eliminate it from their review, choose to cite it favourably, or choose to criticise it.

    if the journal has a good reputation, being a comparatively frequently read (downloaded) paper from a periodical could be considered a positive reception.