Re: Arse about face
"The payment ... usually comes from the grant(s) that funded the research. You shouldn't be paying this money personally."
Ah, fairy nuff, that's the bit I was missing. I read it as authors stumping up out of their own pockets.
I do understand the scientific mindset, though - that was why I was suggesting people should accept free publication rather than demand money every time.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
