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Peer review is not paid. I assume costs are for the staff editors (PhDs), copy editors, type setters, print and distribution costs, etc.

Source: I have published in nature




Sounds like the NFL without paying the players or coaches.


So if you want to get rich and you chose academia as your field, I have bad news for you.

I like to think that people write and review papers because they care about their field and its future. I could be wrong.


Still no reason for the journals to rip them off though.


Ah, the love of the game.




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