We ran a Reddit survey, and the results are shocking:
publishing scientific papers is prohibitively expensive.
💸 $3K – $7.5K for open access in reputable journals
🔥 Top journals (e.g., Nature) charge $9K+
🚫 Even mid-tier journals cost $2K – $4K
PhD students rely on lab grants, while independents pay out of pocket.
📚 Science is becoming pay-to-publish, blocking access to knowledge.
We need decentralized, affordable publishing.
While I am reading an article about DeSci on medium, I found something interesting.
📉 Young scientists are being left behind.
In 1980, 20% of NIH grants went to researchers 35 & younger. By 2014? Just 1%.
Meanwhile, funding for 66+ scientists keeps rising.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing but without support, young innovators leave science—taking their fresh ideas with them.
We’re losing the next generation.
#FundYoungScientists #science #publishing #academia #DeSci #research #phdlife
While studying "Challenges and Timelines in Traditional Science Academia", I found something significant.
This table clearly shows that traditional publishing has some serious bottlenecks.
The main reason for the bottleneck is the unpaid peer review process.