Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription...
by moyix on Thursday July 27, 2017 @05:29PM
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Yeah, just to spell out how things work in CS for the things you mentioned:
> Peer review
Organized and performed by volunteers.
> curating for quality
Ditto.
> editing, typesetting
Done by authors (LaTeX isn't perfect, but it gets you "good enough" typesetting. And the last time a journal edited a paper of mine they mangled it because the person editing wasn't familiar with technical topics & jargon).
> creating physical copies
No one needs these any more; they just print the PDF if necessary.
> Peer review
Organized and performed by volunteers.
> curating for quality
Ditto.
> editing, typesetting
Done by authors (LaTeX isn't perfect, but it gets you "good enough" typesetting. And the last time a journal edited a paper of mine they mangled it because the person editing wasn't familiar with technical topics & jargon).
> creating physical copies
No one needs these any more; they just print the PDF if necessary.