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> I did state Sci Hub is getting benefits they didn't pay for, like keeping out crap, the value from being reviewed, uniform quality from known journals, etc.

> I did state Sci Hub is getting benefits they didn't pay for, like keeping out crap, the value from being reviewed, uniform quality from known journals, etc. A few journal pay editors and reviewers, but the vast majority do not, so Sci-Hub is paying the same as anyone else. > will they remove it? Last time I checked, Sci-Hub doesn't host, it proxies, so your license to the journal to distribute the paper is still what applies. The journal has standing, but you don't. And the idea of uniform quality from known journals is laughable.

ChrisLomont 6y ago
>so Sci-Hub is paying the same as anyone else. You seem to be missing the point: Who is going to review for sci hub? Reviewers review for the journal the decide to - and that's based on the quality of a journal. I will review for a good journal. I won't for a bad one. Who would review for sci hub? I wouldn't, and I doubt many if any top researchers would either. Sci hub will accept the crappiest of stuff, so I (and pretty much anyone else doing solid reviews) would not bother. >Sci-Hub doesn't host, it proxies Did you check that or write it because you want to believe that? Sci hub pulls a copy to sci hub using stolen credentials when you ask for a copy. For example, here [1] is one of my papers that sci hub has copied and serves from their site. (not sure how long they cache copies, but it's not hard to see using chrome and viewing requests to tell where files come from). The paper even has a front page and watermarks added in 2016 from where it was downloaded from. So no, sci-hub didn't just proxy to the journal. [1] https://zero.sci-hub.do/5265/2478517301ba71ba89a837647f1a133a/lomont2002.pdf https://zero.sci-hub.do/5265/2478517301ba71ba89a837647f1a133...