Academic Papers

'Stealing' papers is illegal. Please don't do it: you are harming the scientific community, in which you presumably have some scholarly interest, if you do.

Educational institutions and libraries usually offer a wide range of journal and database subscriptions as well as paper archives. Further, some academics (at least in the Arts) are prepared to release papers freely, sometimes by publishing in one of a number of open access journals. You may also wish to consider contacting the authors of articles directly, who may be prepared to release manuscripts, abstracts or summaries for your review, or even discuss their work with you directly.

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Piracy is a community issue that can have serious implications for the continued development of any field. It can discourage speakers and teachers who are interested in proper attribution and making money via copyright protection from writing books in the first place, with the result that what they have learned in the course of their careers is lost to the rest of us. Here are the steps that have been most effective in combating book piracy.