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Re:That $35 that scientific journals charge goes 100% to pub... by wuliwong on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @06:13PM (#17657729)
I'm confused by the relationship. Don't the publishers own the journals? What rights are the getting from the academic societies? Please excuse my ignorance. :)
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Re:That $35 that scientific journals charge goes 100% to pub... by dmurray on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @06:16PM (#17657758)
Naming rights, like when you want to call your journal the Proceedings of the X Society.
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