Stefanie Haustein (@stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca)

'And according to @eschares.bsky.social, data suggest that APCs bear almost no relation to publishing expenses. “So that tells me that APCs are not set on really what it costs to produce an article there,” he said. “It’s more prestige.”' Undark piece on who should pay for scientific publishing.

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In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill? Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference? https://undark.org/2026/01/07/apc-science-publishing/