> 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- [Outdated format of research outputs](https://docs.researchhub.com/welcome/the-problem/infrastructural-deficiencies/outdated-format-of-research-outputs.md)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