The cost of publishing in Open Access journal varies from a few hundred (e.g. RSC Advances) to a few thousand USD (Nat. Commun.). It is understood that the assisting people/employees (not the reviewers) need to be paid for their service.
However, it is not understood why the reputed journals charge such a high amount.
In this situation, many good works from small universities with lack of funding cannot even think of publishing in such journals. This is something really to be worried.
Is earning money the main goal of publishers?
What if the reviewers start asking for money for the time and knowledge they spend for thorough reviewing?
Is there a way to waive off the money for open access publishing? If so, in what conditions? (**Invited articles are not charged)
Best,
Chandan
Please let me know if the following references/sites are helpful to you:
1. Open access: The true cost of science publishing : Nature News ...
https://www.nature.com/news/open-access-the-true-cost-of-science-publishing-1.12676
Mar 27, 2013 - Cheap open-access journals raise questions about the value ... PDF · Rights & Permissions ... “It's still ludicrous how much it costs to publish research — let alone what .... Some subscription journals have a large staff of full-time editors, .... secondary rights varies from less than 1% to as much as one-third of ...
Costs of OA final.pdf - PASTEUR4OA
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2. The costs and benefits to the research community of Open Access: A briefing paper. 1 ... journals of some large publishers has almost doubled5. Figures from ...
The Cost Implications of Open-access Publishing in the Life ... - BioOne
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open-access publishing would bring cost savings for most col- leges and universities ... influence (a) the long-term, large-scale feasibility of open- access publishing, (b) .... the effects of annual variations
Dennis
Dennis Mazur
Charging high fees for open access publishing serves one purpose:
(1) To compensate the publisher for the loss of revenue that would have been generated from the usual pay-per-click if the manuscript was published as closed-access.
Reach publication has become a huge business. The open access campaign has boosted the business. The open access fee depends upon the affiliated publishers. Open access journals which are predatory charge low fee as low as USD 25. On the other hand, publishers ensure constant income even if they loose subscription. Please refer similar discussions in Researchgate.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_do_you_think_about_Open_access_journals/1
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