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Many academic journals are extremely expensive. Want to read just one article? That could cost you around $30. The best way to access academic papers is through universities or libraries. But those institutions can pay millions of dollars a year to subscribe...

I make science puns, but only periodically. In some jobs, success is dependent on money, winning or power. In academia, success depends on publications. Academics worship publications. Citations are the ultimate "like" button. And not just any type...

Sci-Hub, a website dubbed the "Pirate Bay for scientists" by offering peer-reviewed academic papers to download for free, is thumbing its nose at copyright holders following an infringement lawsuit battle in the US. Sci-Hub is the brainchild of Alexandra...

Author: TonyGosling Subject: Sci-Hub academic paper/file sharing site under attack Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 1:03 am (GMT 0) Pirate website offering millions of academic papers for free refuses to close despite lawsuit Alexandra Elbakyan argues publishers...

Sci-Hub It’s sometimes known as the “serials crisis”: academic and scholarly journals charging an arm, a leg and whatever other limbs they can get at in exchange for letting people read their material. The companies who publish the work make billion...