The costs are minimal to handle rejected submissions. Most of the work is done by reviewers. And no it doesn’t cost that much.. that’s the rate with a fat 50%

The costs are minimal to handle rejected submissions. Most of the work is done by reviewers. And no it doesn’t cost that much.. that’s the rate with a fat 50% margin, corresponding to the massive profits Elsevier rakes in. It’s just a tax on the system