Despite losses in publishing industry lawsuits and attempts to block access, Sci-Hub continues to serve up ... This leaves open the possibility that it will have obtained a copy of a paper prior ...

In today’s digital transformation era, the free exchange of scientific information is essential for addressing global challenges such as climate change, pandemics, and the ethical governance of ...

Sci-Hub, a web platform that provides open-access to lakhs of illegally obtained research papers, and whose legality is currently being considered in the Delhi High Court, is said to be Black OA.

This was the first definition of open access and referred to harnessing the internet to make scientific research openly available, without a subscription. It was a "statement of principle ...