@UlrikeHahn @roaldarboel @koen_hufkens @jonny @dstephenlindsay
Most institutional subscribers pay for the Big Deals and only use a fraction of the journals they have access to. It's essentially extortion money that, e.g., SfN uses to host an annual lavish "Presidential Reception" to the tune of a few tens of thousands US$ for free to invited participants. The people/institutions paying for that largess have essentially no leverage against the prices charged.