We as established researchers are often invited to review manuscripts in our field. While I think that many of us welcome this as an exercise to add to our knowledge and keep in touch with ongoing research in our field, this exercise takes a lot of time, often weeks, depending on the size of the MS. The only compensation we get is a "thank you" or rarely a reduction of about 30% in page charge costs if we publish in their journal, which I think is not enough or a exercise in touting for manuscripts. I invite discussion on this topic as I regard this practice as free consultation, which no business enterprise will give, strongly cognisant of the fact that we are not in business. However, I strongly feel that some financial compensation would be welcomed after all a good critical review adds to the quality of the paper and the prestige of the journal in which it is published. Despite the free service we researches give, we are asked to pay copyright costs, even if we reproduce material from our own publications in that journal. Is this practice, which has been going on for time immemorial, supported by current researchers?