> if our editorial board had been paid for their work (as many are) To my knowledge, the vast majority of editorial boards are composed of researchers who are

> if our editorial board had been paid for their work (as many are) To my knowledge, the vast majority of editorial boards are composed of researchers who are not paid by the publisher (they have their normal salary, the same as if they did not take part in the editorial board), nor even have a contract with the publisher. I don't think it's true that many editorial boards of academic journals are getting any money out of this job.