ICanHazPDF explained

  1. ICanHazPDF is a hashtag used on Twitter to request access to academic journal articles which are behind paywalls.[1] It began in 2011[2] by scientist Andrea Kuszewski.[3] [4] The name is derived from the meme I Can Has Cheezburger?

Process

Users request articles by tweeting an article's title, DOI or other linked information like a publisher's link,[5] their email address, and the hashtag "#ICanHazPDF". Someone who has access to the article might then email it to them. The user then deletes the original tweet.[6] Alternatively, users who do not wish to post their email address in the clear can use direct messaging to exchange contact information with a volunteer who has offered to share the article of interest.

Use and popularity

The practice amounts to copyright infringement in numerous countries, and so is arguably part of the 'black open access' trend.[7] The majority of requests are for articles published in the last five years, and most users are from English-speaking countries. Requests for biology papers are more common than papers in other fields, despite subscription prices for chemistry, physics, and astronomy being, on average, higher than for biology. Possible reasons for people to use the hashtag include the reluctance of readers to pay for article access and the speed of the process compared to most university interlibrary loans.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gardner . Carolyn . Caffrey. Gabriel J. . Bypassing Interlibrary Loan Via Twitter: An Exploration of #icanhazpdf Requests . https://web.archive.org/web/20160210124259/http://eprints.rclis.org/24847/2/gardner.pdf . 10 February 2016 . ACRL 2015 Conference Proceedings . . 22 October 2015.
  2. Dunn . Adam G. . Coiera . Enrico . Mandl . Kenneth D. . Is Biblioleaks Inevitable? . Journal of Medical Internet Research . 2014 . 16 . 4 . e112 . 10.2196/jmir.3331 . 24755534 . 4019771 . free .
  3. Web site: Kuszewski . Andrea . OMG, that should be the new "I'm requesting a paper" hashtag! . Twitter . 20 January 2011 . 23 October 2015 . 17 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151217072421/https://twitter.com/AndreaKuszewski/status/28257118322688000 . live .
  4. News: Mohdin . Aamna . How to Get Free Access to Academic Papers on Twitter . subscription . 23 October 2015 . The Atlantic . 23 October 2015 . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418090729/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/10/why-some-academics-are-sharing-their-papers-for-free/411934/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2015: #icanhazpdf? User Requests for Medical Literature on Twitter . 2015 . 11 December 2015 . Medical Library Association Conference 2015 . Medical Library Association . Swab . Michelle . Romme . Kristen . 17 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117213334/https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jchla/index.php/jchla/article/download/26060/20282/0 . live .
  6. News: Wendling . Mark . 21 October 2015 . The scientists encouraging online piracy with a secret codeword . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021233140/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-34572462 . 21 October 2015 . 22 October 2015 . BBC News .
  7. Björk . Bo-Christer . 2017 . Gold, green, and black open access . Learned Publishing . en . 30 . 2 . 173–175 . 10.1002/leap.1096 . 1741-4857 . free.

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