Ooh, this is actually a more controversial take among academics than you can imagine!

Around week 3 of my course I ask the question “what percentage cut do academics get for published articles”. They are always appalled to learn it is 0% (we get nothing, we are literally paid in exposure).

Below are some other issues with the journal industry as a whole:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serials_crisis?wprov=sfla1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_journal_publishing_reform?wprov=sfla1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsevier#Criticism_and_controversies%3Fwprov=sfla1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cost_of_Knowledge?wprov=sfla1