Sci-Hub: removing barriers in the way of science

Such laws effectively slow down the development of science in human society. The Sci-Hub project, running from 5th September 2011, is challenging the status quo ... thefirstwebsiteintheworldtoprovidemass&publicaccesstoresearchpapers open Sci-Hub thefirstpiratewebsiteintheworldtoprovidemassandpublicaccesstotensofmillionsofresearchpapers Aresearchpaperisaspecialpublicationwrittenbyscientiststobereadbyotherresearchers.Papersareprimarysourcesnecessaryforresearch–forexample,theycontaindetaileddescriptionofnewresultsandexperiments. papersinSci-Hublibrary:morethan88,485,384 Atthistimethewidestpossibledistributionofresearchpapers,aswellasofotherscientificoreducationalsources,isartificiallyrestrictedbycopyrightlaws.Suchlawseffectivelyslowdownthedevelopmentofscienceinhumansociety.TheSci-Hubproject,runningfrom5thSeptember2011,ischallengingthestatusquo.Atthemoment,Sci-Hubprovidesaccesstohundredsofthousandsresearchpaperseveryday,effectivelybypassinganypaywallsandrestrictions. IfitwerenotforSci-Hub–Iwouldn'tbeabletodomythesisinMaterialsScience(researchrelatedtothestructureformationinaluminumalloys) AlexanderT. sharethis Sci-Hubideas knowledgetoallnocopyrightopenaccess Wefightinequalityinknowledgeaccessacrosstheworld.Thescientificknowledgeshouldbeavailableforeverypersonregardlessoftheirincome,socialstatus,geographicallocationandetc.Ourmissionistoremoveanybarrierwhichimpedingthewidestpossibledistributionofknowledgeinhumansociety! Weadvocateforcancellationofintellectualproperty,orcopyrightlaws,forscientificandeducationalresources.Copyrightlawsrendertheoperationofmostonlinelibrariesillegal.Hencemanypeoplearedeprivedfromknowledge,whileatthesametimeallowingrightholderstohaveahugebenefitsfromthis.Thecopyrightfostersincreaseofbothinformationalandeconomicalinequality. TheSci-HubprojectsupportsOpenAccessmovementinscience.Researchshouldbepublishedinopenaccess,i.e.befreetoread.TheOpenAccessisanewandadvancedformofscientificcommunication,whichisgoingtoreplaceoutdatedsubscriptionmodels.Westandagainstunfairgainthatpublisherscollectbycreatinglimitstoknowledgedistribution. Sci-Hub supporttheproject Theprojectissupportedbyuserdonations.Imaginetheworldwithfreeaccesstoknowledgeforeveryone‐aworldwithoutanypaywalls.Donateforthisvisiontobecometrue.Makeyourcontributiontothebattleagainstcopyrightlawsandinformationinequality.Eventhesmallestdonationcounts. SendyoucontributiontotheBitcoinaddress:12PCbUDS4ho7vgSccmixKTHmq9qL2mdSns otheroptionstodonate→ andhelptoremoveallbarriersinthewayofknowledge theSci-Hubprojectinsocialnetworks about ideas community donate ↑goup