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Who is pirating medical literature? A bibliometric review of 28 million Sci-Hub downloads

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Access to the medical literature is essential for both the practice of evidence-based medicine and meaningful contribution to medical sciences. Nonetheless, only 12% of newly published papers are freely accessible online,1 and, as of 2014, only 3 million of the 26·3 million articles indexed on PubMed were available on the site's repository of free materials, PubMed Central.2 Access to paywall-protected literature remains primarily through institutional subscriptions. Such subscriptions are costly and many struggle to afford access.

Source: The Lancet Global Health

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30388-7

Authors: Brian M Till, Niclas Rudolfson, Saurabh Saluja, Jesudian Gnanaraj, Lubna Samad, David Ljungman, Mark Shrime

Institutions: Harvard University, Thomas Jefferson University, Lund University, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Indus Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Language: English

Topic: Academic Publishing and Open Access

Subfield: Information Systems and Management

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,680

OpenAlex ID: W2904516371

FWCI: 6.377

Cites: 9

Cited by: 40

Related to: 10