With editors the issue of payment depends on the journal. Some journals employ a staff of professional editors. Others recruit tenured scientists who do the e

With editors the issue of payment depends on the journal. Some journals employ a staff of professional editors. Others recruit tenured scientists who do the editorial work for an honorarium that seems tiny, considering the amount of work involved. I don't know which model is more widely used - I can think offhand of many journals of both types, but don't recall ever having seen statistics.