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> and this means the amount of actual typesetting/formatting done by journals can only be minimal compared to in other domains This doesn't follow logically, a
by kleiba 10mo ago
> and this means the amount of actual typesetting/formatting done by journals can only be minimal compared to in other domains
This doesn't follow logically, and even though I don't know how it is in other domains, I know for a fact that the amount of typesetting done for a typical CS journal is non-trivial.
> So journal requirements here are usually harmful and generally 20+ years outdated.
I see you have very strong opinions already formed - I don't expect to be able to change them.
- D-Machine 10mo ago> I see you have very strong opinions already formed - I don't expect to be able to change them. Much like the journals that have figure requirements for print, even though the amount of people that have viewed a figure in print in the last 20 years is an order of magnitude less than a rounding error. Typesetting costs in 2025 are trivial, if you swallow this claim from academic publishers, you are being had: https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/52009 https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/52009 https://www.lode.de/blog/the-cost-effective-revolution-automated-latex-typesetting-for-modern-publishers https://www.lode.de/blog/the-cost-effective-revolution-autom... https://svpow.com/2015/06/11/how-much-does-typesetting-cost/ https://svpow.com/2015/06/11/how-much-does-typesetting-cost/ https://old.reddit.com/r/publishing/comments/1cdx1jq/ https://old.reddit.com/r/publishing/comments/1cdx1jq/
- kleiba 10mo agoThere are smaller publishers whose fees are a lot lower than ACM's.