[induscreep]

A solution would be for universities to host the journals. They can hire salaried staff for proof reading/marketing etc. Scientists can volunteer for peer review. The journal can be as selective as it wants. Once an article is accepted for publication, it's hosted on the university website.

The indirect costs from grants can cover the salaries of the admin staff - and very few staff are needed because the authors themselves can give the staff a good head start by using latex to prepare the manuscript.

Why can't this be done?