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> I was rather disconcerted to see that Elsevier was on this list :( Back when I was in academia, Elsevier had a clear reputation as the most "evil" academic p
by waqf 15y ago
> I was rather disconcerted to see that Elsevier was on this list :(
Back when I was in academia, Elsevier had a clear reputation as the most "evil" academic publisher, because of its extortionate journal prices and its active resistance to any method of information dissemination which would reduce its profits (for example, lower-cost online access, or friendlier contracts with its authors). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsevier#Criticism_and_controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsevier#Criticism_and_controv....
Apparently nothing's changed.
- mrlase 15y agoWow, I wasn't aware of this. I'm still a student but it seems that about 1 out of every 2 journal articles is by an Elsevier owned journal. I'll have to keep note of that for the future.