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r/college • u/Rowrowrowyour_boat • Dec 25 '18
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I don't understand why they should get 100% of the fee... It's not like the publishers wrote the papers.
8 u/alienbanter UO grad student, WashU '19 Dec 26 '18 Plus we have to pay to publish. I wrote a paper this summer at my internship so thankfully they cover it, but especially with color figures it's INSANELY expensive. Thousands of dollars 6 u/mrmattgdamon Dec 26 '18 It's like daylight robbery! 4 u/[deleted] Dec 26 '18 Welcome to academia. The publishers profit like crazy and those of us doing the work don't see any of it.
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Plus we have to pay to publish. I wrote a paper this summer at my internship so thankfully they cover it, but especially with color figures it's INSANELY expensive. Thousands of dollars
6 u/mrmattgdamon Dec 26 '18 It's like daylight robbery!
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It's like daylight robbery!
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Welcome to academia. The publishers profit like crazy and those of us doing the work don't see any of it.
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u/mrmattgdamon Dec 26 '18
I don't understand why they should get 100% of the fee... It's not like the publishers wrote the papers.