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by impendia 608 days ago
This is a coordination problem.

There are some efforts in this direction; for example, the researchers who led the Elsevier boycott

http://thecostofknowledge.com/

started a free open-access journal

https://discreteanalysisjournal.com/about

in which I'm proud to have a paper accepted.

But it's difficult to dislodge the existing system quickly, even if everyone involved wants to.

1 comments

That's one good news!

Yes, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were some kicbacks involved, at some universities