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> sci-hub is the only one that actually works at scale. Well, Unpaywall works pretty well, and is actually legal: https://unpaywall.org https://unpaywall.org
by Vinnl 8y ago
> sci-hub is the only one that actually works at scale.
Well, Unpaywall works pretty well, and is actually legal: https://unpaywall.org https://unpaywall.org
- njarboe 8y agoUnpaywall is just a database of free(libre) scholarly articles. These articles can almost always already accessed at the journal website using the normal way of finding them. doi.org/$DOI or scholar.google.com is another. The problem is not with these articles but the larger number of ones that are behind paywalls the unpaywall. Unpaywall is not what they do (from the blurb on their homepage and a brief look at the site) and a very deceptive name for their site.
- Vinnl 8y agoThat's only the case for so-called Gold Open Access artiles. However, many other articles are put behind a paywall, but also have a version uploaded elsewhere (e.g. arXiv) by their author ("Green Open Access") - Unpaywall helps you find those versions when you hit a paywall.