- the 17.000 editors are almost all unpaid. The paid editors who coordinate the free work of others are typically very few per journal (e.g. Cell: 8 editors, N

- the 17.000 editors are almost all unpaid. The paid editors who coordinate the free work of others are typically very few per journal (e.g. Cell: 8 editors, Neuron: 6 editors) - The print sales, (along with most of their sales) come from bundling everything in large subscriptions that the universities are then forced to accept. 99% of the paper they make is not used. Most people download the papers and re-print them actually. (Not saying paper doesn't cost, but that people would not normally pay for such a useless thing)