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[–] zd9@lemmy.world 82 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The scientific journal industrial complex is one of the highest profit margins in the world. It's consistently at like 30-60% pure profit. Obviously not all journals are the same, some are reasonable, but some are insane. LOOKING AT YOU ELSEVIER

It's like music. There's a lot of value in the back catalogue.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

The labor is in the peer review and they pay nothing. Then they setup a system where peer reviewers get "credits" not one cares about.

Fucking wooden nickels.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

wonder whats natrues profit margin, they probably one of the most well renowned journal