[cheonic8492]

> I think journals are now in a situation similar to the one of rating agencies and accounting firms. I don't think it will work out very well.

Students aren’t paying for college, the government is.

The researchers aren’t paying Nature, the government is.

[dash2]

This is absolutely true in many cases. If I had myself to pay £2000 for journal submission, no way. But it comes out of research funds. And that in turn comes from whoever funds the University – government, or student fees.

[matthewdgreen]

Universities often limit what you can spend on OA, and even if there isn’t a hard limit, that money comes at the expense of other research items like student salaries and equipment. Funding agencies don’t write a blank check for publication costs.

[ta988]

Not sure why you are downvoted, most colleges, at least in US, have more money coming from research, industrial partners and clinics than tuition.