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Re:If you're going to do good science, release the computer ... by Retric on Monday February 08, 2010 @05:54PM (#1110946)
It is my understanding that referees are sometimes paid, but editors rarely work for free. (Using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_review version of editors.) It's a lot of work to find out who is best to referee a given work and to track down conflicts of interest etc.
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Re:If you're going to do good science, release the computer ... by michael_nielsen on Monday February 08, 2010 @06:02PM (#1110963)
With editors the issue of payment depends on the journal. Some journals employ a staff of professional editors. Others recruit tenured scientists who do the editorial work for an honorarium that seems tiny, considering the amount of work involved. I don't know which model is more widely used - I can think offhand of many journals of both types, but don't recall ever having seen statistics.
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