The Sci-Hub project started running on 5 September 2011, created by Alexandra Elbakyan, a software developer and neurotechnology researcher from Kazakhstan, with the goal to increase the spread of knowledge by allowing more people to access what would otherwise be paywalled content.
The Sci-Hub project started running on 5 September 2011, created by Alexandra Elbakyan, a software developer and neurotechnology researcher from Kazakhstan. Her stated goal was to increase the spread of knowledge by allowing more people to access what would otherwise be paywalled content.