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> I think journals are now in a situation similar to the one of rating agencies and accounting firms. I don't think it will work out very well. Students aren’t
by cheonic8492 5y ago
> I think journals are now in a situation similar to the one of rating agencies and accounting firms. I don't think it will work out very well.
Students aren’t paying for college, the government is.
The researchers aren’t paying Nature, the government is.
- dash2 5y agoThis is absolutely true in many cases. If I had myself to pay £2000 for journal submission, no way. But it comes out of research funds. And that in turn comes from whoever funds the University – government, or student fees.
- matthewdgreen 5y agoUniversities often limit what you can spend on OA, and even if there isn’t a hard limit, that money comes at the expense of other research items like student salaries and equipment. Funding agencies don’t write a blank check for publication costs.
- ta988 5y agoNot sure why you are downvoted, most colleges, at least in US, have more money coming from research, industrial partners and clinics than tuition.