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A shady business operated out of a British mansion is buying up scientific journals to earn millions by publishing mediocre studies (english.elpais.com)
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[–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I'm surprised it took this long. Journals are broken, authors pay to publish, readers pay to read, reviewers volunteer for free. Then why is this so expensive, when the cost is just online storage??