These scholars are fighting the rampant exploitation and high article processing charges in traditional academic publishing.
  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
    15·
    24 days ago

    How Academics Are Pushing Back on the Academic Publishing *Mafia.

    Cartel?

    Just don’t call it a business, that makes it seem way less shady than it is.

    • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      4·
      24 days ago

      I think Cartel and Mafia both have their merits when talking about the for-profit publishing industry.

      I would call them “leeches”. I see them like landlords. Charging you money for something basically no labour has to be done to support.

      It’s reentierism.