Dave nλ=2dsinθ on Nostr: The point is that Elsevier don't pay for the content that they publish, or the ...

The point is that Elsevier don't pay for the content that they publish, or the content moderation (peer review) that academics provide.

Elsevier and other publishing houses charge academics thousands of pounds to publish their work, and that money comes from research budgets, which in turn often come from tax-payers or charities.

Then they place that content behind paywalls, so the people who paid for the research can't access it.

But it's a very profitable racket.