It's hard to overstate what a scam academic and scientific publishing is
I am surprised no one has the most important factor at work here: prestige. Yes, editors can resign en masse but they can’t recreate a 100-year old institution. Think Harvard or New York Times. Big name scientific journals have the same level of prestige. Not saying this is right or how it should be, but we must recognize that this is the most important factor.-someone who has published a paper in one of these journals