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Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2025
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I think most people would use the publisher's website first and then resort to scihub, because scihub requires a doi or publisher's link to get the paper.
I don't think this causes much concern, even if so, I believe a good amount of blame should still fall on the publishers and academic systems that encourages gatekeeping knowledge. Especially when these knowledges are generated by public money, then the public should rightfully have access to them.
I’m assuming actual researchers know better but Scihub is accessible in plenty of ways. Retracted papers could be shared as a means of spreading misinformation or simply just stumbled upon by regular folks looking up something specific.