>I honestly don't understand why JSTOR, Elsevier and others like them still need to exist. I'm going to guess they exist because, despite decrying these compan

>I honestly don't understand why JSTOR, Elsevier and others like them still need to exist. I'm going to guess they exist because, despite decrying these companies, scientists still want to snag that spot in Nature for the same reason that writing a front-page New York Times article is considered a bigger deal than publishing the same story on your blog, even if the content is identical.