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I'm not very well versed in academia, so correct me if I'm wrong. The research in these journals isn't funded by the journals, and researchers aren't payed roy
by toomanybeersies 9y ago
I'm not very well versed in academia, so correct me if I'm wrong.
The research in these journals isn't funded by the journals, and researchers aren't payed royalties for people reading these journals (I assume they don't get paid by the journal at all).
So why are these journals so expensive to access? Is it all just a rort?
- cma 9y agoNot just the research, all the hard work of peer review, etc. is volunteer. Typesetting and stuff is paid for by the journal. Researchers publishing in the journals often have to pay a per page publication fee in addition to missing out on any royalties.
- Vinnl 9y agoBasically, yes. There is barely any market pressure on the publishers, so they can keep asking ridiculous fees. More on why it doesn't change at [1], and how it got this way at [2]. [1] https://medium.com/flockademic/the-vicious-cycle-of-scholarly-publishing-eef794937c9c https://medium.com/flockademic/the-vicious-cycle-of-scholarl... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-business-scientific-publishing-bad-for-science https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-b...