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Science publishing model criticized for privatizing public research profits

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The current science publishing model, where public funds support research and evaluation but private entities profit from the results, has been in place for decades. This system forces research institutions to pay for access to papers they helped fund. Critics argue that advocating for Open Access without also addressing the implications of AI is inconsistent. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential inconsistencies in advocating for open access without considering AI's impact on research dissemination.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing the science publishing model and its relation to AI.

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Science publishing model criticized for privatizing public research profits

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ valkyrie That's literally how science publishing has been working for decades. Public fundings for research and evaluation, privatization of the results by pu

    @ valkyrie That's literally how science publishing has been working for decades. Public fundings for research and evaluation, privatization of the results by publishers, private profits over the public research institutions that must pay to access the papers. People defending the…

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