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JUST_PM_ME_SMT t1_iw3e41f wrote
Reply to comment by rmonjay in Chinese scientist develop new method of rare earth mining that is more effective and uses much less toxic chemicals by mutherhrg
It's not just for open access papers that researchers need to pay to these publishing companies. They call it article processing charges. Sure these publishing companies need money to exist, but the total amount they get from both readers and writers is wayy above the needed maintenance fees especially since lots of publishing houses dont have huge physical hq anymore. So it makes you think, the writers don't get paid, the peer reviewers don't get paid, so where does all the money goes?
JUST_PM_ME_SMT t1_iw32l5g wrote
Reply to comment by rmonjay in Chinese scientist develop new method of rare earth mining that is more effective and uses much less toxic chemicals by mutherhrg
They are right tho I don't see why anyone should support these publishers. The researchers pay them money so the papers are published in the journal and the reader has to pay to read them. The peer review is done normally for free. So how can anyone support this kind of greedy organization?
JUST_PM_ME_SMT t1_iw3hwgg wrote
Reply to comment by rmonjay in Chinese scientist develop new method of rare earth mining that is more effective and uses much less toxic chemicals by mutherhrg
Hmm I guess that Nature IS more well known than arxiv by the general public so I guess there are merits for paid publishers if just to make average Joe more interested in science