> I've seen the books of some professional societies and it really costs between $1000 and $3000 per article to publish. If it costs $1000 to publish a scienti

> I've seen the books of some professional societies and it really costs between $1000 and $3000 per article to publish. If it costs $1000 to publish a scientific article, your first task is to fire everyone involved in publishing. The review of the scientific papers is done by volunteers, almost without exception. Most organizations expect camera-ready results. Few people want physical paper anymore; they're too inconvenient. PDF, please. What we're talking about is "put a PDF on a static website, so that search engines can find it". The price actually necessary is vanishingly small. The prices here reflect the fact that various organizations have managed to gain exclusive rights over results they didn't fund to develop. Since there's a strong demand and a monopoly on supply, prices skyrocket. Econ 101.