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Unlike religions, science never requires a leap of faith: If you doubt this or that affirmation by any scientist, you can always check the sources for yourself. In theory, that is...
In practice, either you can afford the fantastic prices scientific publishers ask for, or you work within Academia and have access to prepaid subscriptions.
So, if you're on a budget and you don't work for a University, the #icanhazpdf hashtag is for you, here is how it works:
- Tweet the link to the article behind the paywall and your email address, with the hashtag #icanhazpdf (inspired by the I Can Has Cheezburger meme)
- Wait for the article to be sent to you by email
- Delete the original tweet
- Do not say thank you publicly; you could get the person who provided the article into trouble.
Et voilà :)
Cognitive scientist Andrea Kuszewski, who launched the hashtag in 2011, hopes that this will force publishers to rethink their outdated model.
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