let’s imagine an academic universe, where most established scholars refuse to publish in/for these giant publishing houses, instead promote open science, hence, this monopolistic business would cease to exist,

the concept of ‘ranked’ journal publication is outrightly an outcome of the hyper neoliberal agenda of restricting access to knowledge! #openscience

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/07/too-greedy-mass-walkout-at-global-science-journal-over-unethical-fees

‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees

Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon

The Guardian