Arthur Smith said: > Uh, your math is way off there. The total would be $1 billion ($1000 > million for clarity). And your $500 is after a factor-of-three > improvement in costs that isn't exactly available as yet
In a review study I did earlier this year (Learned Publishing, vol 15, no. 4, pp. 247-258) I came to the conclusion, based on several published studies from reputable researchers, that that $500/paper figure for refereeing costs is roughly right. Fytton Rowland.
