[wolverine876]

For open access journals, why don't professional associations (e.g., of history/physics/etc researchers/professors/etc) organize it, and declare that starting 01 Jan 2026, the Open Journal of Nanoscience will be the prestige publication, and Open Nanoscience Letters will be the second rank (or whatever roles are needed). Would anyone in the professional assocation have reason to object? Would support be widespread?

University presses could handle the implementation (I know, more easily said than done, but they have the expertise). Cost reduction would appeal to university administrations.

People do organize themselves and accomplish things, and with (guaranteed?) savings, (no?) opposition, (wide?) support, this one seems like low-hanging fruit - from my very outside perspective.

[bugglebeetle]

Professional associations often do organize themselves and then proceed to engage in the same, hideous forms of profit seeking that the big names do, especially if their journals are high impact. The incentives are just wildly misaligned and an attitude of “if they get away with it, why shouldn’t we do the same” is pervasive.

[wolverine876]

Which associations did that?

[bugglebeetle]

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/29/publisher-wants-2500-to-...