Also, #ICanHazPDF also works quite well.
Non-academics: if you see an interesting academic paper on here and you can’t access it due to a paywall just email the author and (depending on the state of their inbox 😜) they will generally be thrilled you are interested in their work and send you a copy.
July 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Also, #ICanHazPDF also works quite well.
Let's keep this going here BlueSky! #icanhazpdf can level the playing field for publication access
Way back in ye olden days, I was a part of Science Twitter. When someone wanted to read an academic paper and it was behind a paywall, I created #icanhazpdf which was a signal that someone needed a paper but didn’t have access, and then someone would see the hashtag and send it to them for free
November 18, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Let's keep this going here BlueSky! #icanhazpdf can level the playing field for publication access
OMG it's the creator of #ICanHazPDF!
Way back in ye olden days, I was a part of Science Twitter. When someone wanted to read an academic paper and it was behind a paywall, I created #icanhazpdf which was a signal that someone needed a paper but didn’t have access, and then someone would see the hashtag and send it to them for free
I have a game. What were you "known" for on Twitter?
I'll go first. I'm the woman who caused Dave Ramsey to mass-block Royals Twitter.
I'll go first. I'm the woman who caused Dave Ramsey to mass-block Royals Twitter.
November 12, 2024 at 10:41 PM
OMG it's the creator of #ICanHazPDF!
this might be of interest for the #ICanHazPDF folks
My colleague, Isabella Bruno, developed a great resource for those who need access to academic publications but are not affiliated with academic organizations.
How can I access research resources when not attached to an academic institution? | Notion
There are so many ways! I found some while looking on Reddit and thanks to all the academic folks out there calling B$ on paywalled research.
aboard-cake-984.notion.site
December 10, 2024 at 1:26 AM
this might be of interest for the #ICanHazPDF folks
#icanhazpdf was great on the old site.
June 22, 2024 at 8:54 PM
#icanhazpdf was great on the old site.
Whoooo #icanhazpdf is back
If you need an academic paper that’s behind a pay wall, post the link to the paper, the title, and use #icanhazpdf and wait for someone to send it to you. Let’s see if we can get that going again here. ☺️
November 18, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Whoooo #icanhazpdf is back
I can't tell you how sad it is to email a scholar for #ICanHazPDF and receive an auto-response indicating the Centre which employed the scholar closed in 2025 due "to an administrative decision ... I no longer work here." Yes, of course it's a humanities scholar.
April 29, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I can't tell you how sad it is to email a scholar for #ICanHazPDF and receive an auto-response indicating the Centre which employed the scholar closed in 2025 due "to an administrative decision ... I no longer work here." Yes, of course it's a humanities scholar.
The scientific integrity community has many members with no current academic affiliation, who hence make a lot of #ICanHazPDF requests.
Sympathetic institutions could make 1 or 2 fixed-term unremunerated positions available, just for the library access.
Can your university help? 🙏
(Please boost!)
Sympathetic institutions could make 1 or 2 fixed-term unremunerated positions available, just for the library access.
Can your university help? 🙏
(Please boost!)
April 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The scientific integrity community has many members with no current academic affiliation, who hence make a lot of #ICanHazPDF requests.
Sympathetic institutions could make 1 or 2 fixed-term unremunerated positions available, just for the library access.
Can your university help? 🙏
(Please boost!)
Sympathetic institutions could make 1 or 2 fixed-term unremunerated positions available, just for the library access.
Can your university help? 🙏
(Please boost!)
If you need an academic paper that’s behind a pay wall, post the link to the paper, the title, and use #icanhazpdf and wait for someone to send it to you. Let’s see if we can get that going again here. ☺️
November 12, 2024 at 10:36 PM
If you need an academic paper that’s behind a pay wall, post the link to the paper, the title, and use #icanhazpdf and wait for someone to send it to you. Let’s see if we can get that going again here. ☺️
Deleted my post asking if Bluesky has the icanhazpdf juice because it does! I got what I needed!
June 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Deleted my post asking if Bluesky has the icanhazpdf juice because it does! I got what I needed!
Way back in ye olden days, I was a part of Science Twitter. When someone wanted to read an academic paper and it was behind a paywall, I created #icanhazpdf which was a signal that someone needed a paper but didn’t have access, and then someone would see the hashtag and send it to them for free
I have a game. What were you "known" for on Twitter?
I'll go first. I'm the woman who caused Dave Ramsey to mass-block Royals Twitter.
I'll go first. I'm the woman who caused Dave Ramsey to mass-block Royals Twitter.
November 13, 2024 at 3:48 AM
If folks are not aware - this is not a joke! #ICanHazPDF is a thing. It's on Wikipedia so it must be true.
August 11, 2023 at 1:43 PM
If folks are not aware - this is not a joke! #ICanHazPDF is a thing. It's on Wikipedia so it must be true.
ICanHazPDF has not taken off here as much as
September 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM
ICanHazPDF has not taken off here as much as
Boosting again for librarian/academic Bluesky!
Thank you advance from me AND my colleague. #icanhazpdf
Thank you advance from me AND my colleague. #icanhazpdf
Hey, librarian/academic Bluesky!
Does anyone have access to this article? www.elgaronline.com/view/journal...
Asking for a colleague.
Does anyone have access to this article? www.elgaronline.com/view/journal...
Asking for a colleague.
www.elgaronline.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Boosting again for librarian/academic Bluesky!
Thank you advance from me AND my colleague. #icanhazpdf
Thank you advance from me AND my colleague. #icanhazpdf
Way back in ye olden days, I was a part of Science Twitter. When someone wanted to read an academic paper and it was behind a paywall, I created #icanhazpdf which was a signal that someone needed a paper but didn’t have access, and then someone would see the hashtag and send it to them for free
November 12, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Way back in ye olden days, I was a part of Science Twitter. When someone wanted to read an academic paper and it was behind a paywall, I created #icanhazpdf which was a signal that someone needed a paper but didn’t have access, and then someone would see the hashtag and send it to them for free
Science people! I need this paper for an article we are planning to publish. Has someone access and can send it to me? :-)
#icanhazpdf
🧪
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
#icanhazpdf
🧪
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
journals.ametsoc.org
June 12, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Science people! I need this paper for an article we are planning to publish. Has someone access and can send it to me? :-)
#icanhazpdf
🧪
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
#icanhazpdf
🧪
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
Is #ICanHazPDF a thing on here at all? #MedSky 🧪
January 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Is #ICanHazPDF a thing on here at all? #MedSky 🧪
but we could create an #Icanhazpdf feed and people could just put their requests in there and librarians could subscribe to it.
One of my favorite parts of The Bad Place was the #icanhazpdf hashtag. It was like a bat signal to get access to PDFs from the authors or librarians.
Most academic librarians (who pay MILLIONS to these publishers for access to our own faculty output) are happy to help anyone out.
Most academic librarians (who pay MILLIONS to these publishers for access to our own faculty output) are happy to help anyone out.
When you see a peer-reviewed scientific journal article, it often says “pay $35 to read this.”
Did you know that $0 of that goes to the authors of the article?
Just email us and we’ll be happy to send you a copy for free. We’re usually thrilled that anyone cares. 🧪🦑🦈
Did you know that $0 of that goes to the authors of the article?
Just email us and we’ll be happy to send you a copy for free. We’re usually thrilled that anyone cares. 🧪🦑🦈
August 11, 2023 at 2:42 PM
but we could create an #Icanhazpdf feed and people could just put their requests in there and librarians could subscribe to it.
Does anyone have a copy of "Disgust in Early Christianity" by Andrew Crislip they could please share with me? Thank you! #icanhazpdf #academicsky
July 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Does anyone have a copy of "Disgust in Early Christianity" by Andrew Crislip they could please share with me? Thank you! #icanhazpdf #academicsky
Also, Reddit has r/scholar where you can request articles and twitter used to have a hashtag #ICanHazPDF which functions similarly. Do we have anything like this in the skeets?
Have you ever tried to read a scientific journal article and been told “you don’t have access, pay to download this article?”
Did you know that the author of that article gets $0 if you pay?
Instead, you can email the author and ask for a free copy! I’d be delighted to help and answer questions!
Did you know that the author of that article gets $0 if you pay?
Instead, you can email the author and ask for a free copy! I’d be delighted to help and answer questions!
September 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Also, Reddit has r/scholar where you can request articles and twitter used to have a hashtag #ICanHazPDF which functions similarly. Do we have anything like this in the skeets?
Trying out the good ol #icanhazpdf approach here on bsky. Does anyone have access to this PDF? oxfordre.com/politics/dis... #canhazpdf
Quantitative Methods in Foreign Policy
"Quantitative Methods in Foreign Policy" published on by Oxford University Press.
oxfordre.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trying out the good ol #icanhazpdf approach here on bsky. Does anyone have access to this PDF? oxfordre.com/politics/dis... #canhazpdf
#ICanHazPDF Is this microphone on?
Oh, fun times. @science.org is blocking my institutional access. Anyone else having this issue, and have you found a solution?
Meanwhile if anyone wants to send me this PDF I'd be most grateful.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Meanwhile if anyone wants to send me this PDF I'd be most grateful.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#ICanHazPDF Is this microphone on?
Does anyone have access to Shruti Sharma & Nidhi Sharma (2024), "Unearthing the Digital Dark: Enhancing Dark Tourism Through Online Platforms", in Dark Tourism: Theory, Interpretation and Attraction edited by Anukrati Sharma, Shruti Arora, Parag Shukla, Emerald Publishing, Chapter 19? #icanhazpdf
September 26, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Does anyone have access to Shruti Sharma & Nidhi Sharma (2024), "Unearthing the Digital Dark: Enhancing Dark Tourism Through Online Platforms", in Dark Tourism: Theory, Interpretation and Attraction edited by Anukrati Sharma, Shruti Arora, Parag Shukla, Emerald Publishing, Chapter 19? #icanhazpdf
A long way from icanhazpdf
October 26, 2023 at 9:25 PM
A long way from icanhazpdf
Always love sharing this, even as an ex-academic - if you ever come across a paywall for scientific articles, simply look the first or last author up and email them to ask for a copy of the article. They will almost always appreciate it and provide it completely free of charge. Or use #icanhazpdf
September 30, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Always love sharing this, even as an ex-academic - if you ever come across a paywall for scientific articles, simply look the first or last author up and email them to ask for a copy of the article. They will almost always appreciate it and provide it completely free of charge. Or use #icanhazpdf