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Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription journals are doomed, data analyst suggests. "Given that Sci-Hub

Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription journals are doomed, data analyst suggests.

"Given that Sci-Hub has access to almost every paper a scientist would ever want to read, and can quickly obtain requested papers it doesn’t have, could the website truly topple traditional publishing? In a chat with ScienceInsider, Himmelstein concludes that the results of his study could mark “the beginning of the end” for paywalled research."

Sci-Hub's website is http://sci-hub.ac/ for you to check the claim for yourself.

Source: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/sci-hub-s-cache-pirated-papers-so-big-subscription-journals-are-doomed-data-analyst

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