[OllieJones]

What about the page charge? Some of these journals charge the author (or her institution) by the page for papers they accept. They get ya coming and going. Nice racket. Check it out.

http://support.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/252/~/tp...

[RichardPrice]

Yes, that's right. Some journals charge on both ends: they charge academics to submit papers, and they charge academics to read papers.