[Wikimedia-l] (semi-OT) Open access "catastrophic" for Elsevier

[David Gerard]

On 24 September 2012 22:52, Richard Farmbrough <richard at farmbrough.co.uk> wrote:
> On 24/09/2012 03:49, Risker wrote:

>> the costs of peer review

> I have academics complaining to me that they don't get paid for peer review,
> so I'm not sure what these costs are.


Apparently, peer review costs a fortune to organise. i wouldn't think
so from the peer review requests I see in my email (yes, mine ... I
don't even have a completed bachelor's degree), but obviously Elsevier
do it in a manner that runs on gold dust.


- d.