How to Get Free Access to Academic Papers on Twitter by Aamna Mohdin.
From the post:
Most academic journals charge expensive subscriptions and, for those without a login, fees of $30 or more per article. Now academics are using the hashtag #icanhazpdf to freely share copyrighted papers.
Scientists are tweeting a link of the paywalled article along with their email address in the hashtag—a riff on the infamous meme of a fluffy cat’s “I Can Has Cheezburger?” line. Someone else who does have access to the article downloads a pdf of the paper and emails the file to the person requesting it. The initial tweet is then deleted as soon as the requester receives the file.
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3 rules to remember:
- Paywall link + #icanhazpdf + your email.
- Delete tweet when paper arrives.
- Don’t ask/Don’t tell.
Enjoy!