The publishers are either given the material for free and readers have to pay, or the researchers pay the publishers on the order of $2k per page to have their research published as open access. Not great in either case.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;openwetware.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Publication_fees" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;openwetware.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Publication_fees</a>