Presumably the value in a journal publisher is:
a) it's name, being accepted to certain journals is an indicator of quality
b) to readers who are guaranteed published works have been peer reviewed
That being said I'm not a massive fan and I believe there is probably a model whereby you can get these value-adds without the closed down subscription system. Publicly funded research should be publicly available.
That being said I'm not a massive fan and I believe there is probably a model whereby you can get these value-adds without the closed down subscription system. Publicly funded research should be publicly available.