http://thetaper.library.virginia.edu/2021/03/19/four-concerns-about-the-new-... Insulating academics from the exploding costs of their choices is exactly the moral hazard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard that helped fuel the explosion in journal subscription prices. Why would APCs be different? -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.