> The value that journals provide is identifying high-value research for other scientists to read No, it's other scientists who do that for the journals, for f

> The value that journals provide is identifying high-value research for other scientists to read No, it's other scientists who do that for the journals, for free. They can just as well do it for any other publication. The only value journals add is printing it on a piece of paper. So basically they provide the same value as a €30 Deskjet.