They are publishing there because the rules of the game demand that they publish somewhere. If I were in such a situation, I would rally up my peers and create

They are publishing there because the rules of the game demand that they publish somewhere. If I were in such a situation, I would rally up my peers and create some brand new open-access publisher specifically for ourselves (and other people we like). And charge $0 ;-) And do Google searches to avoid plagiarism.