Problem with journals is not technological, but a coordination one (same as with p-value). If every scientist "defects" to open-access journal - everyone is be

Problem with journals is not technological, but a coordination one (same as with p-value). If every scientist "defects" to open-access journal - everyone is better of. But if only a handful do that they will lose impact factor and will take a hit to their career. Addition: This is commonly known as Nash Equilibrium[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium