> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.researchhub.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome.md). # Welcome - [What is ResearchHub?](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/what-is-researchhub.md): A tool for the open funding, publication, and discussion of scientific research - [The Problem](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem.md): Overview of the legacy scientific economy - [Research grants incentivize waste](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/research-grants-incentivize-waste.md): "Every hour a scientist spends trying to raise funds is an hour lost from important thought and research" - Isaac Asimov - [Lack of accurate metrics](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/research-grants-incentivize-waste/lack-of-accurate-metrics.md): "Today I wouldn't get an academic job. It's as simple as that. I don't think I would be regarded as productive enough." – Peter Higgs - [Unintended consequences of modern grant funding](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/research-grants-incentivize-waste/unintended-consequences-of-modern-grant-funding.md): "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure" - Goodhart's law - [The business model of for-profit academic publishers](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/research-grants-incentivize-waste/the-business-model-of-for-profit-academic-publishers.md): "Science should belong to scientists and not the publishers" - Alexandra Elbakyan - [Infrastructural deficiencies](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/infrastructural-deficiencies.md): "We are all now connected by the internet, like neurons in a giant brain.” – Stephen Hawking - [Limitations of physical laboratories](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/infrastructural-deficiencies/limitations-of-physical-laboratories.md) - [Outdated format of research outputs](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/infrastructural-deficiencies/outdated-format-of-research-outputs.md) - [Barriers to participation](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/infrastructural-deficiencies/barriers-to-participation.md) - [User Support](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/user-support.md): We're here to help! - [Links](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/links.md): Useful links to learn more about ResearchHub, ResearchCoin and the ResearchHub Foundation --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.