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dohpaz42@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Coincidentally, OOP just explained academic publishing to a T.
dumnezero@piefed.social 1 week ago
ferrule@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Sort of. Unless you go to a private university taxes go to the public schools to fun facilities and wages for the educators. While you may pay tuition, the overall cost of that education and the services needed for one to do research doesn’t come wholely out of your pocket.
Now I agree you should be compensated more, as someone who tried to get published academically and has filed patents I can see why there is a split of compensation.
Deckname@feddit.org 1 week ago
Wdym? Scientists usually don’t get paid to publish. The person you replied to, probably meant academic publishing as in:
- Scientist does research and compiles manuscript, usually via public money, even in shithole countries like the US
- Scientist submits manuscript to for profit journal
- Journal outsources proofreading to other scientists, who do it for free
- Manuscript is accepted or revised on scientists time and money
- Scientist pays for publishing
- For Profit journal either charges extra for “open” publication or charges scientist and other scientists for access, usually by agreements with the respective library
- Profit! (On the journals part)
Where is the split of compensation? For patents there is, but for academic publishing usually not.
dohpaz42@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You also forgot how scientist is required to publish regularly to keep their job, and to find new jobs. So this process is far from optional.
That aside, that was an excellent write up. You should publish that to a journal or something. 😏
idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
You are missing the point, it’s not about education, but publishing. Read about Elsevier, and how Aaron Swartz died
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
A parasite can take different shapes but only one form.