Well then what is the alternative? I agree that is an unfair burden, but the goal of publishing is to have your paper read. Ultimately that’s going to mean tra

Well then what is the alternative? I agree that is an unfair burden, but the goal of publishing is to have your paper read. Ultimately that’s going to mean translating it at some point into English or some other lingua franca, or have it translated into numerous other languages. The complaint here isn’t about publishing in English, it’s about the burden of translation being on the author rather than the reader.