The article not only provides specific recommendations, but addresses an essential issue I rarely see: The risk to people's careers, at different stages of their careers, from pushing back.
After spending 5-10 years getting a PhD, it's not realistic to expect people to risk their future. It is realistic to evaluate that risk, and how it varies at different career stages.
"As highlighted in our letter, our research shows that globally researchers have paid around an estimated US $9 billion in APCs between 2019 and 2023, distributed across just five major publishers, whose profit margins approach 38%."
The article not only provides specific recommendations, but addresses an essential issue I rarely see: The risk to people's careers, at different stages of their careers, from pushing back.
After spending 5-10 years getting a PhD, it's not realistic to expect people to risk their future. It is realistic to evaluate that risk, and how it varies at different career stages.
"As highlighted in our letter, our research shows that globally researchers have paid around an estimated US $9 billion in APCs between 2019 and 2023, distributed across just five major publishers, whose profit margins approach 38%."
Money well spent...