Hub, a site where people can upload PDFs of published papers so they can be shared with anyone who can access the site.

There’s a battle going on in academia between the scientific journal publishing companies that have long served as the main platform for peer review and spreading information, and scientists ...

Scientific articles obtained through Sci-Hub, a pirate repository that offers millions of paywalled studies for free, have a larger impact and visibility, according to an international group of ...

Sci-Hub, using legally dubious methods, makes academic research free to researchers worldwide. It is a win for Western academia.