@almaember @EposVox Supposedly quality checks.

That really is the only thing these papers can claim nowadays. They should be long gone, replaced by an open non-profit system.

@almaember @EposVox

In all honesty? Serve as intermediaries to maximize profits by exploiting the labor AND money of scientists. 🤑

It's a cartel, pure and simple.

@almaember @EposVox peer reviewing.

@almaember @EposVox they only bring prestigious places to have your paper published in.
All the rest is done free of charge by researchers, except for the editing sometimes.
If you get rid of some marketing and fancy websites, which we don't really need, all of this is done better by scientific societies for a fraction of the price.