Is this really a problem that universities or governments could not solve on their own. Ideally an educational institution, or a syndicate of them should run ac

Is this really a problem that universities or governments could not solve on their own. Ideally an educational institution, or a syndicate of them should run academic journals on a non-profit basis, period. They are the users of this, they are best qualified to know how to actually keep a certain level of quality. That being said academia these days is full of shit anyhow. So quality of the publications reflects the quality of the institution.