Why academic publishing hasn't been disrupted [2009](scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org)
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Why academic publishing hasn't been disrupted [2009]
http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2010/01/04/why-hasnt-scientific-publishing-been-disrupted-already/
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Go read some of Robin Hansen's essays on academia on Overcoming Bias (http://www.overcomingbias.com/tag/academia). The real reason is status signaling- online publishing, more accurately publishing that doesn't go through the established gatekeepers, doesn't provide the status that real sources do.