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<font face="Times New Roman">All the honorable academic publishers will try to relate price to costs; however, capitalistic firms do not work that way: price has almost nothing to do with costs; price has to do with what the "market" will bear. And if the company
is publicly traded, this is even a legal imperative.<br>
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Documenting actual costs is commendable, but it will never convince the management of a capitalistic firm to pay attention to this element except to muddy the waters and generate cognitive fog.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2020-03-26 10:43 a.m., Emily Packer wrote:<br>
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<p>The data shows that a selective journal can sustain itself with a mid-range publication fee.</p>
<p>For the full details, please see our post at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Felifesciences.org%2Finside-elife%2F719e655d%2Felife-latest-the-costs-of-publishing&data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Cc3ef354edca44e1a990208d7d1a17e36%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=CqhGEj32oCzTDj%2B4pGa7dafU0y%2FpwpsxlJS1TypRBDA%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/719e655d/elife-latest-the-costs-of-publishing" shash="TCDvLVtnK1ZjeC+ng4aNAo8pPdch8RG+PV3fjhi3dJSy2RY1zzhJcPnF/8OOdP7FHXOTwC9SEh8abEEiJTOxcPB2k8FxAs7XVK3gVcDurt1XiPncHFUKGrGqykltZOP6zuhgJY/hG8VwKSK5BhlQcCre3f3i6MLSF2Z7lJ3CLiA=" originalsrc="https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/719e655d/elife-latest-the-costs-of-publishing" shash="X38IQgWOPrfd1yHROipUGTjEaNULREGg6dWpuUg25nF0PF2VN5VQGSDRCKD3knDUGNl8+OCm0Va3BAekLTtDZMJXi5jDsszS5g6r2W/bjl22JRxT+Z81yVraaTttadbT26qF0ncdbvSq0rDfv0/3ISev6HXWFnRG+A8O/2i9nZo=" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/719e655d/elife-latest-the-costs-of-publishing</a>.</p>
<p>We emphasise that data on costs are not only valuable for their relationship to publication fees. Transparency around the real costs of publishing is a critical part of what we need to define financial models for the future – models that are globally accessible
and ensure the vibrancy of research communication, evaluation and curation.</p>
<p>If you'd like more information, please don't hesitate to contact me.</p>
<p>Many thanks, and I hope everyone's keeping well.</p>
<p>Best wishes,</p>
<p>Emily</p>
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