diff --git a/pdfparanoia/plugins/__init__.py b/pdfparanoia/plugins/__init__.py
index 2717682..1a15413 100644
--- a/pdfparanoia/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/pdfparanoia/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ from .aip import *
 from .ieee import *
 from .jstor import *
 from .rsc import *
-
+from .sciencemagazine import *
diff --git a/pdfparanoia/plugins/sciencemagazine.py b/pdfparanoia/plugins/sciencemagazine.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033fdb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pdfparanoia/plugins/sciencemagazine.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from copy import copy
+import sys
+
+from ..parser import parse_content
+from ..eraser import remove_object_by_id
+from ..plugin import Plugin
+
+class ScienceMagazine(Plugin):
+    """
+    Science Magazine
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Remove ads from academic papers. :(
+    """
+
+    # TODO: better confirmation that the paper is from sciencemag. Look for
+    # "oascentral" in one of the URIs, since the ads are all hyperlinked to
+    # that server.
+
+    @classmethod
+    def scrub(cls, content, verbose=0):
+        evil_ids = []
+
+        # parse the pdf into a pdfminer document
+        pdf = parse_content(content)
+
+        # get a list of all object ids
+        xrefs = pdf._parser.read_xref()
+        xref = xrefs[0]
+        objids = xref.get_objids()
+
+        # check each object in the pdf
+        for objid in objids:
+            # get an object by id
+            obj = pdf.getobj(objid)
+
+            if hasattr(obj, "attrs"):
+                if "Width" in obj.attrs) and str(obj.attrs["Width"]) == "432":
+                    if "Height" in obj.attrs and str(obj.attrs["Height"]) == "230":
+                        evil_ids.append(objid)
+
+        if len(evil_ids) > 1:
+            raise Exception("too many ads detected on the page, please double check?")
+
+        for objid in evil_ids:
+            content = remove_object_by_id(content, objid)
+
+        return content