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Elsevier doesn't pay for review nor to the authors.

• im3w1l 9y ago
  But they pick trustworthy reviewers though?
  • ansible 9y ago
    Yes, but if Elsiver disappeared tomorrow, those reviewers could just go to other journals.
  • lorenzhs 9y ago
    No, the editor and their associate editors do that, and they don't get paid by Elsevier either. https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/43574/how-much-is-an-editor-paid https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/43574/how-much-...
  • stoshe 9y ago
    Authors can typically "suggest" reviewers for their papers. There have been a few scandals in the past where papers were published after being reviewed by family members, or even the original author using a maiden name. Elsevier, and many of the related companies under the Reed Elsevier family, make their money by facilitating the process, or making data searchable. Once upon a time this was huge as doing either of those things was a significantly costly and time intensive exercise. Today, they continue on pure momentum. If a few major research universities were to band together and form a cooperative non-profit journal, things would start to unravel for Elsevier.