> I suppose if you are not a practicing scientist I am. I'm reviewing 2 papers this moment. > Good journals have an effective peer review process that require

> I suppose if you are not a practicing scientist I am. I'm reviewing 2 papers this moment. > Good journals have an effective peer review process that requires editors who will curate articles, match them with expert reviewers and subsequently provide their own meta review on the paper and the process. All of this is a valuable contribution that goes way beyond simply hosting a PDF. Even good work is genuinely improved by going through this process. How much are these editors paid? They are paid ad honorarium. I know editors who are paid a grand sum of 500$ a year. You are significantly over estimating the costs.