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Sci-Hub Usage

Comments overwhelmingly recommend or discuss Sci-Hub as the go-to solution for bypassing paywalls on scientific papers, often comparing it to alternatives or noting its accessibility issues.

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Sample Comments

mcculley • Nov 6, 2021 • View on HN

Is there any reason one should not just go to Sci-Hub when hitting a paywall?

hexage1814 • Sep 4, 2024 • View on HN

Why not going the sci hub route?

scanny • Nov 16, 2020 • View on HN

Why not just throw in a Sci-Hub Link?

keySmith • Mar 13, 2018 • View on HN

Let's not forget also scihub https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16310230

modeless • Jul 19, 2019 • View on HN

So, sci-hub, but less accessible?

idlewords • Aug 9, 2023 • View on HN

Came here to say the same thing. Just use SciHub.

mirimir • Sep 7, 2015 • View on HN

What about http://sci-hub.org/ ?

radus • Mar 1, 2019 • View on HN

Sci-hub is not accessible from my institution.

toomuchtodo • Sep 9, 2020 • View on HN

If its in SciHub, it's in Archive.org, just not accessible.

tasogare • Mar 10, 2021 • View on HN

What are the differences and advantages over Sci-Hub?