Open access (105) Should funders stop paying APCs? (4)

10 November, 2025

Neil Pakenham-Walsh writes

> OA journals continue to have a vital role to play.

They surely vitally enrich publishers. But since publishers in general don't pay reviewer---who do the actual evidence work---journals do very little to further evidence.

-- Written by Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel on his 22074th day.

HIFA profile: Thomas Krichel is Founder of the Open Library Society, United States of America. Professional interests: See my homepage at http://openlib.org/home/krichel Email address: krichel at openlib.org

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